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Medicare will negotiate drug prices for the first time ever. Here’s what that means

This new negotiating power could save the federal government nearly $100 billion by 2031 and slash some prices Medicare pays by half.
The next round in the fight over prescription drug prices

Ethan Sandweiss

Lobbying and lawsuits from the drug industry could ultimately limit how much power Medicare will have to negotiate drug prices and save money.