Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2023
Merck sues HHS over drug negotiation, claims program ‘tantamount to extortion’
6 June 2023 - In its suit, the drug giant claims that Medicare negotiation program is unconstitutional.
Pharmaceutical giant Merck sued the federal government on Tuesday to block Medicare drug price negotiations, calling the program unconstitutional.
The complaint, filed against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, argued that Medicare’s efforts to negotiate certain drug prices is “political Kabuki theater” that is “tantamount to extortion.”
