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The deal with Pfizer will reduce the price of the company’s prescription drugs for Medicaid to Most Favored Nation pricing.
The president says he will impose the tariffs on non-generic drugs unless manufacturers build plants in America.
The MAHA Commission says more rigorous clinical trials are needed for children's vaccines, while PhRMA defends current practices.
The American Medical Association has remained relatively silent.
At the top of the list are the popular semaglutides for weight loss, Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy.
The president-elect says his nominee will help protect Americans from "pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives."
The expectation is for a new Congress to create policy around AI and cybersecurity, says Tom Leary of HIMSS.
CMS said that if the new prices had been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved an estimated $6 billion across the 10 drugs.
Negotiations with participating drug companies will occur in 2023 and 2024, and prices will become effective beginning in 2026.
Drug negotiation with manufacturers is government price fixing and is unconstitutional, groups say.