Research replicating the process that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is using to set Medicare prices for 10 selected drugs suggests that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Stelara will yield the greatest level of savings, UC San Diego researcher and pharmacy professor Inmaculada Hernandez reported.
Janssen’s Stelara May Be Medicare Price Negotiation Savings Star
New research is gauging how much savings CMS may see on the prices of the first 10 drugs selected for negotiation.

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