Americans pay significantly more for prescription medications, with branded drugs in the U.S. costing about three times more than those in other countries.

It’s unclear what — if any — impact the Republican president’s executive order will have on millions of Americans who have private health insurance.

When Congress adopted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, creating the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (MDPNP), the bill did

The cost of prescription drugs have risen rapidly despite policymakers pledging to fix the issue. They climbed nearly 40% since 2014, according to data from GoodRx.

Delaying Medicare’s ability to negotiate prices on small-molecule drugs until 13 years after FDA approval will decrease the amount of Medicare spending subject to price negotiation by billions of dollars annually.

President Donald Trump's effort to reduce prices of prescription drugs amounts to price control since it’s not limited to just government programs, according to one expert.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Monday that it would announce a list of 15 drugs eligible for a third round of Medicare price negotiations by early February next year.