PhRMA sues Biden administration over Medicare drug price negotiations

The Hill

21 June 2023 - The pharmaceutical industry’s largest lobbying group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging provisions in the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act that will allow Medicare to start negotiating prices for certain drugs.

The lawsuit from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) argues the law’s signature provision about Medicare negotiation is unconstitutional. PhRMA joined with the National Infusion Center Association and the Global Colon Cancer Association to file the suit in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

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