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Medicare Could Save an Additional $10 Billion Annually Across 10 Drugs by Using a Therapeutic Reference Pricing Approach in Upcoming Price Negotiations

Written by Newswise | November 07, 2023

“Medicare will begin negotiating prices for top-selling drugs in 2023, but since the United States does not have a public health technology assessment entity that determines comparative effectiveness, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will need to conduct its own assessments for the drugs being negotiated," said Michael J. DiStefano, PhD.