What To Expect As IRA Legal Challenges Mount

US Chamber Of Commerce Suit Raises New Arguments

A second lawsuit was filed against the IRA and a new US Medicare drug price negotiation program, and this time, the lawsuit was not filed by an industry insider. 

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A second lawsuit was filed against the IRA • Source: Shutterstock

Just days after Merck & Co., Inc. filed the first lawsuit against the US government over the implementation of a new Medicare drug price negotiation program ordered under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a second lawsuit was filed by the US Chamber of Commerce.

Key Takeaways
  • The US Chamber of Commerce filed a second lawsuit against the IRA.
  • A broad business organization like the chamber could help reframe the political dialogue around...

“I think we expected a lawsuit from the pharmaceutical industry, which is the most directly impacted by the law, but it is interesting to see a lawsuit from the Chamber...

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