The company is seeking to halt the program, which is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years.
Close-up of cast metal sign for the pharmaceutical company Merck in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California, November 13, 2018. A New Jersey-based drugmaker is suing the federal government over a plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, calling the program a sham equivalent to extortion.
Merck is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act and is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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