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CMS finalizes contested Medicare drug price negotiation rule

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CMS to select up to 20 additional drugs covered under Part D and/or payable under Part B, plus select drugs for price renegotiation.

To establish a permanent framework for negotiating prices of high-cost drugs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule.

The final rule sets policies for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program beginning with prices effective in 2029. The Negotiation Program, created by the Inflation Reduction Act

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