STAT+: Pharmalittle: Biden drug-pricing plan backs Medicare negotiations; Moderna tests combined Covid-19 booster and flu shot
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A Biden administration plan to lower prescription-drug prices backs legislation from congressional Democrats, including a push to empower the federal government to negotiate for drug prices in Medicare and pass those lower costs to the private sector, The Wall Street Journal reports. The road map goes further, however, by outlining administrative actions by agencies and departments that could come in concert with possible legislative changes. Administrative measures include testing reimbursement for drugs in Medicare based on the clinical value they provide to patients and offering federal funding for research into new treatments.
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