Medicare reveals first drugs up for price cuts
Drugmakers attacked the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday as Medicare unveiled the first drugs to face price caps under the law.
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Drugmakers attacked the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday as Medicare unveiled the first drugs to face price caps under the law.
Some of the most widely used drugs in the U.S. may be heading for lower prices under Medicare, a move that could save taxpayers billions of dollars and squeeze profits for big pharmaceutical companies.
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