Slimmed down Medicare prices for diabetes and obesity drugs

26/11/2025 6 min
Slimmed down Medicare prices for diabetes and obesity drugs

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Medicare will get a 71% discount off the list price of Ozempic and Wegovy starting in 2027. That will bring the monthly costs of those drugs down from nearly $1,000 to $274. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also announced price reductions for 14 other drugs. We'll hear more. Plus, can a market economy that uses fake cash help food banks get the food donations they want?