15 expensive prescription drugs will see lower prices under Medicare in 2027. The drugs, including medication for cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and weight loss. Their prices were lowered under the inflation reduction act that allows Medicare to negotiate.Well, NBC News correspondent Maris Francis joins me now. So, uh, Maris, which drugs are covered here. How much are we talking about in terms of savings.Yeah. Well, President Trump, he really wanted to kind of strongarm these companies into voluntarily making ...

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Welcome back. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just announcing lower negotiated prices on a slew of prescription drugs including the weight loss drugs ompic and WGO. Bertha Kums has the story for us.Bertha, >> hey David. Uh there are 15 drugs that were on the list for discounts in Medicare starting in 2027 and on average the Trump administration negotiated prices that are about 36% below the net price paid by Medicare back in 2024. Now that compares to about a 22% net discount for the first ro ...

Ozempic—and 14 other popular prescription drugs—will cost less for Medicare after the U.S. government negotiated lower prices https://t.co/ChhlVavnwM ...

The US government said it negotiated a 71% discount on Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Ozempic and Wegovy drugs for patients in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. https://t.co/Xc2nbMTu39📷: Snejbjerg/Bloomberg https://t.co/VRVa4gmK8h ...

Government Negotiation - The US government negotiated a 71% discount on Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy drugs for Medicare patients [1]

Humana filed to appeal a ruling upholding cuts to its Medicare quality bonus payments, the next chapter in the company’s long-running attempt to restore the lost revenue https://t.co/MZyRaH6x6d ...

Medicare prices are rising in 2026, but savvy seniors can save during open enrollment (and beyond) with these cost-cutting strategies. https://t.co/83YLzhcJLU ...

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All right, Leader Jeff, let's turn now to Tuesday's election results. Democrats had a clean sweep uh winning the New York City mayoral election. Both gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, as you know, ballot measure in California.You are on track to potentially become the next speaker if Democrats were to win back the House in 2026. How confident are you that that's going to happen. Well, Democrats are definitely going to take back control of the House of Representatives, and we're going to stay f ...