Pharmaceutical Giant Merck Challenges Inflation Reduction Act over Medicare Drug Pricing, Calls It 'Extortion'
Portfolio Pulse from Vandana Singh
Merck has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government to halt the implementation of the Medicare drug price negotiation program outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act, calling it 'extortion'. The law aims to achieve annual savings of $25 billion by 2031 through negotiations on drug prices covered by Medicare.
June 06, 2023 | 7:03 pm
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