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1,399 stories Updated Aug 19, 2026 Related desks: PoliticsSocial Security

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Americans Stop Paying the World’s Pharmacy Tab as Prices Fall Hardest Since 1963

Americans Stop Paying the World’s Pharmacy Tab as Prices Fall Hardest Since 1963

GLP-1 drugs that once topped $1,000 a month now start at $149, and the VA locked in more than $10 billion in savings this fiscal year.

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