Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got

(By Sydney Lupkin, Asma Khalid for NPR)

The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs.

The discounts range from 79% for diabetes drug Januvia to 38% for blood cancer drug Imbruvica. Continue reading here…

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