Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for older adults and people with disabilities.

HHS will continue negotiating in the best interest of people with Medicare to have access to innovative, life-saving treatments at lower costs,” Xavier Becerra, HHS secretary under the Biden ...

On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in ...

As they entered office at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2021, Xavier Becerra ... empowered Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies — although Becerra, a former ...

Xavier Becerra, the outgoing Health and Human Services ... but there's a clear roadmap for success for the American people and for Medicare beneficiaries," Becerra said. "And I guarantee you ...

Weight loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, in particular, have been scrutinized for their high out-of-pocket costs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ... Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called the announcement a “great way to close out the four-year term of the president.” ...

For years, Medicare had been legally prohibited from ... this is a big deal,” U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a call with reporters on Thursday.