In its suit, the drug giant claims that Medicare negotiation program is unconstitutional
to block Medicare drug price negotiations, calling the program unconstitutional.
The New Jersey-based company is asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for an injunction to stop the rules from going into effect over the next several months. Merck also argued that, by participating in what it calls “sham negotiations and agreements,” its freedom of speech is being stifled.
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