The donut hole was a gap in Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage that occurred between the initial stage and catastrophic stage of coverage. In 2025, new rules under the Inflation Reduction ...

Before 2025, when your out-of-pocket expenses for drugs hit a certain amount, you entered the donut hole. As of this year, however, Medicare replaced the donut hole with a cap of $2,000 on your ...

In one of its last actions, the Biden administration released the next 15 drugs selected for Medicare negotiation and the blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic will be among those bargained for this year.

The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy, the drugs at the center of the weight-loss craze.

According to CMS, close to 2.3 million seniors enrolled in Medicare are using Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide medications branded as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus. Between November 2023 and October ...

Medicare announced Friday that it has selected 15 drugs, including the hugely popular medications Ozempic and Wegovy, used for diabetes and weight loss, as well as some blockbuster cancer ...

CMS listed Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy — all forms of semaglutide — at the top of the list of drugs for which Medicare will the negotiate the price of in 2025. The list price for a one-month ...

The move could mean savings for consumers. Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to the list of medications Medicare will be able to negotiate directly with drug manufacturers ...

Jan. 17, 2025 – Medicare will negotiate the prices of weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic with drug companies, a move that could create big savings for seniors who take the drugs, the Biden ...

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will be subject to the next round of Medicare price negotiations ...

WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare's list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers ...

(AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)(Amanda Andrade-Rhoades / AP) WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of ...