The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare Part-D for price negotiations, the next round of negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act passed by President Joe Biden in 2022.

The Biden administration said Medicare will negotiate discounts with drug companies on 15 drugs prescribed to treat cancer, diabetes and asthma.

Medicare will soon start paying lower prices for Novo Nordisk’s weight- loss drug Wegovy and its Type 2 diabetes treatment Ozempic, the federal agency that manages the program said Friday.The announcement confirms the long-anticipated inclusion of the blockbuster Novo medicines among 15 additional drugs whose prices Medicare will be allowed to negotiate with drugmakers this year.

Researchers from Canada reviewed the results of 26 trials to determine which of the weight loss jabs are the most effective for obese adults who do not have diabetes.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 15 new drugs it wants to lower the cost for, including popular, but expensive weight-loss drugs.

The U.S. government named 15 drugs that will be subject to the second round of price negotiations by Medicare, including Ozempic and Wegovy, the drugs at the center of the weight-loss craze. The Biden administration said the drugs account for $41 billion in annual Medicare spending,

On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in Medicare.