The U.S. government on Friday announced a list of 15 prescription medicines targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, which includes Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy. Here's

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says “this is a big deal.” Drug companies oppose the program.

Wegovy, Ozempic added to list of drugs where the federal government will try winning discounts from manufacturers.

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

Medicare will seek to negotiate lower list prices for the blockbuster diabetes and weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy and 14 other medications, a cost-saving move that would take effect in 2027.

Drugs used to treat cancer, diabetes and other chronic conditions are among 15 picked for negotiations that could result in lower prices for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Friday.

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for Medicare price negotiations for 2027, the U.S. government said on Friday, part of a law pharmaceutical companies have pledged to revisit with the Trump administration.

And the last round of IRA negotiations gave Medicare an average of 22% in ter