Drugs to treat diabetes, heart disease, blood cancer to become cheaper

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Under new prices negotiated with drug companies from 2026, the Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion on out-of-pocket costs for medications to treat diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments.

The savings range is 79% for Januvia, which is used to manage diabetes and 38% for Imbruvica, which is used to treat blood cancers. That is the medi