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Aug 15, 2023

Medicare taps acting official to head drug price negotiations

By Rachel Cohrs June 6, 2023 WASHINGTON — Medicare has chosen a Center for

By Rachel Cohrs June 6, 2023

WASHINGTON — Medicare has chosen a Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation official to temporarily lead its implementation of Democrats’ drug pricing law, a document obtained by STAT shows.

The agency, which told Congress it intends to hire 95 full-time staff to implement drug pricing policies, has slowly staffed up over the past 10 months. The summer will be pivotal for Medicare, as it is set to announce the first drugs selected for Medicare's drug price negotiation program by Sept. 1.

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