PhRMA, Providers Insist On Standing In IRA Appeals Case; Judge Briefly Touches On Merits

By Gabrielle Wanneh / May 2, 2024 at 7:39 PM
As the brand drug lobby and other groups asked the conservative 5th Circuit appeals court Wednesday (May 1) to revive their case against Medicare drug price negotiation after a Texas district court said the infusion industry plaintiffs had to appeal to Medicare first, a judge briefly veered off the standing issue and signaled she was sympathetic to an industry argument against the negotiation program. Fifth Circuit judge Jennifer Walker Elrod questioned the Inflation Reduction Act’s inclusion of a provision requiring...


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