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Prescription Drug Prices
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On Thursday, the Biden administration announced an agreement with drugmakers to reduce the prices of 10 of the most common prescription drugs covered under Medicare Part D. The agreement marks the first time the federal government has negotiated with pharmaceutical companies on drug prices, and the administration estimates the lower prices will save Medicare $6 billion when the deal goes into effect in 2026.
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Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:57), Today’s story (3:05) Right’s take (6:04), Left’s take (10:12), Isaac’s take (13:56), Questions Answered (19:21), Under the Radar (22:14), Numbers (23:13), Have a nice day (23:51)
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Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
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Manage episode 435315387 series 2886717
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced an agreement with drugmakers to reduce the prices of 10 of the most common prescription drugs covered under Medicare Part D. The agreement marks the first time the federal government has negotiated with pharmaceutical companies on drug prices, and the administration estimates the lower prices will save Medicare $6 billion when the deal goes into effect in 2026.
You can read today's podcast here, our “Under the Radar” story here and today’s “Have a nice day” story here.
You can watch the entire Tangle Live event at City Winery NYC on our YouTube Channel!
Check out Episode 5 of our podcast series, The Undecideds. Please give us a 5-star rating and leave a comment!
Today’s clickables: Quick hits (1:57), Today’s story (3:05) Right’s take (6:04), Left’s take (10:12), Isaac’s take (13:56), Questions Answered (19:21), Under the Radar (22:14), Numbers (23:13), Have a nice day (23:51)
You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here.
Help share Tangle.
I'm a firm believer that our politics would be a little bit better if everyone were reading balanced news that allows room for debate, disagreement, and multiple perspectives. If you can take 15 seconds to share Tangle with a few friends I'd really appreciate it. Email Tangle to a friend here, share Tangle on X/Twitter here, or share Tangle on Facebook here.
Take the survey: What do you think of the Medicare negotiations? Let us know!
Our podcast is written by Isaac Saul and edited and engineered by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75.
Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Will Kaback, Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, and produced in conjunction with Tangle’s social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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