Patients Pay Dearly for Biden’s Pricing Mess
January 29, 2025
Issues, Price and Costs
On Jan. 17, just days before leaving office, the Biden administration announced the next 15 prescription drugs dispensed through Medicare Part D that will be subject to price controls on Jan. 1, 2027, under the terms of the Inflation Reduction Act. Among them is the blockbuster semaglutide, a prescription medication sold by Novo Nordisk under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and obesity. The IRA required the federal government to publish the list...