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00:00The Trump administration is rolling out new price cuts for 15 medications covered by Medicare,
00:08including some of the most popular weight loss drugs.
00:11The discounts come through the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program,
00:15a key piece of former President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
00:18The Trump administration says the new prices will save taxpayers $12 billion
00:23and cut out-of-pocket costs for Medicare enrollees by $685 million.
00:29Under the plan, Ozempic and Wagovi, also used to treat type 2 diabetes,
00:33would drop from $959 for a 30-day supply to $274.
00:39The cuts also slash the cost of four cancer drugs by thousands of dollars each
00:43and reduce prices for two other diabetes medications down to double-digit costs.
00:49But these new prices won't kick in until 2027.
00:52You can see the full list of affected drugs right now on our website, san.com.
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