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Episode: White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
Description: Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs.
But how much older Americans can expect to save when they fill a prescription at their local pharmacy remains unclear, since the list cost isn’t the final price people pay.
After months of negotiations with manufacturers, list prices will be reduced by hundreds—in some cases, thousands—of dollars for 30-day supplies of popular drugs used by millions of people on Medicare, including blood thinners, diabetes drugs and blood cancer medications. The reductio...