PhRMA Teams With Provider And Patient Groups In Suit Against IRA Filed In Texas District Court

Complaint seeks permanent injunction to require drug pricing program to give stakeholders opportunity to comment on the process and make decisions subject to judicial review.

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The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is intensifying efforts to halt implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug price negotiation program by teaming up with a medical provider group and a patient association to file a lawsuit in Texas. With multiple complaints now in various jurisdictions across the country, the drug industry could be in a stronger position to get one judge to grant a preliminary injunction that could slow down the implementation of the program.

PhRMA, the National Infusion Center Association and the Global Colon Cancer Association filed

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