Prescription drugs

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, negotiate drug prices for insurers. But sometimes PBM parent companies also own the pharmacy they're negotiating with.

People with private insurance are most likely to be able to get prescription weight loss drugs covered. Less than 10% of people who got semaglutide last year were on Medicaid.

Rising costs for prescriptions and hospital services were felt in latest PCE report, though health inflation has been mild in the past year.

The health policy reform is part of the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, which could aid 48 million Medicare recipients.

It's an effort to compete with drugstore chains and pharmacy startups.

The plan would empower the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prices.

The answer comes down to one key tactic: negotiation.

President Trump expected to address the summit Wednesday.

The idea is that transparency would lead to more competition and lower costs. One drug company is already on board.

Contaminated supply chains, natural disasters, and the bottom line are just some of the reasons why basic drugs are in constant shortage.