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How Will Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices, And What Impact Will It Have?

A new law allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices makes Medicare similar to other countries' national health authorities and may help control drug prices in the US. However, some features of the law allow manufacturers to retain…

By John D. LantosJanuary 1, 20241 min readin Forefront Group

A new law allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices makes Medicare similar to other countries' national health authorities and may help control drug prices in the US. However, some features of the law allow manufacturers to retain important leverage.

Originally published at Forefront Group · January 1, 2024.

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John D. Lantos is a pediatrician and bioethicist writing on AI in medicine, neonatal intensive care, and end-of-life decisions. His essays appear in JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, the Hastings Center Report, the New England Journal of Medicine, and Aeon. Read more about John.

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