Big Rebates Already A Big Factor For Drugs On Medicare Negotiation List

Long-awaited list has a couple of surprises that are expected to face biosimilar competition either before negotiated prices are implemented in 2026 or during that year.

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Many of the drugs picked by Medicare appear to have list prices inflated by rebates. • Source: Shutterstock

Most of the 10 drugs chosen for the first round of Medicare price negotiation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are heavily rebated, which raises the question of how much lower prices will go in the negotiation process.

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