Trump admin brings international drug pricing to Medicaid
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare — State Medicaid programs that choose to participate in the model will be able to purchase drugs included in the pilot at prices aligned with those paid in select other countries. {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Trump admin brings international drug pricing to Medicaid A new payment model from the Centers for […]
Trump announces deal to lower cost of weight loss drug
President Trump appeared in the oval office with executives from the companies behind GLP1 weight loss drug Wegovy and Zepbound to announce new costs for Medicare recipients and price reductions set to come in 2026. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click […]
Doctor discusses who could benefit from Trump’s deal on weight loss drugs
At the White House, President Trump announced a deal to make weight loss drugs more affordable. Mr. Trump says drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk agreed to lower the price of their popular GLP-1 drugs. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder explains who might see those lower prices.
STAT+: Trump is making obesity drugs cheaper under Medicare. A landmark Biden policy might have helped
The Trump administration’s deal on weight loss drugs might have been made possible in part by Biden’s Medicare drug price negotiation program, three experts said. Trump’s deal will offer lower prices for weight loss drugs to Medicare and Medicaid users, along with patients paying out of pocket. Many of the program’s details were not included […]
Voters Who Oppose Wars of Choice Have Nowhere to Turn
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Barack Obama and Donald Trump have this in common: Both owe their political ascents in part to blunt attacks […]
STAT+: Seven burning questions about Trump’s big deal for cheaper weight loss drugs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s deal to expand access to and lower the cost of weight loss drugs has left industry leaders, public health experts, and patients with a host of open questions. The administration’s agreements with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk center on their much-hyped GLP-1 offerings, which officials said would now be available […]
Trump strikes deal to lower GLP-1 drug prices
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced deals to lower the cost of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, a move that could vastly expand access to the blockbuster medications. The agreements with pharma giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk could bring the price of the GLP-1 injectables from roughly $1,350 to $149 per month. […]
STAT+: Kennedy, a longtime pharma critic, embraces Trump deal to expand access to obesity drugs
WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was uncharacteristically chummy with pharma executives at the White House on Thursday as he cheered the Trump administration’s plan for lowering obesity medication prices. Kennedy has railed against drugmakers in the past, and his lifestyle-focused Make America Healthy Again movement has opposed Medicare coverage of GLP-1 weight loss […]
Trump Announces $250 Weight Loss Drugs In Latest ‘TrumpRx’ Deal
by Emily Kopp at CDN – President Donald Trump unveiled steep discounts on GLP-1 weight loss drugs in deals with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk in a Thursday Oval Office announcement. The obesity drugs Zepbound, marketed by Lilly, and Wegovy, marketed by Novo Nordisk, will be available at slashed prices through Trump’s innovative […]
Ozempic for all — Trump the deal-maker aims to make America slim again
GLP-1 drugs make it easier to lose weight, and to avoid associated serious health problems — and President Trump’s latest deal will bring down their high costs. It’s a win-win-win.