# President Trump has barely mentioned Medicare's drug price negotiation program.

*biotech · news · 2025-11-11 · NBC News*

## Key points

- CMS will announce new negotiated Medicare prices for 15 drugs, including Ozempic and Wegovy, by Nov. 30.
- The new Medicare drug prices from negotiations will not take effect until 2027.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects Ozempic and Wegovy prices will drop by one third in 2027.
- Experts state Trump’s voluntary drug price deals are unlikely to impact the Medicare negotiation process.
- It remains unclear how, or if, Trump's voluntary price deals align with formal Medicare negotiations.

**Companies:** Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly
**Countries:** United States

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