Politico August 15, 2023
HHS LAUNCHES DEFENSE AGAINST IRA SUITS — The Department of Health and Human Services has filed a motion to dismiss one of the six lawsuits challenging its authority to negotiate prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.
The filing in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce case — which counts the Dayton Area, Ohio and Michigan chambers of commerce among the plaintiffs — in the federal Sixth Circuit is the first that outlines the major points of the Biden administration’s defense of the Inflation Reduction Act, whose first birthday is Wednesday.
The chambers argue that the law violates the First, Fifth and Eighth amendments of the Constitution. Your host unpacks the takeaways from HHS’ arguments here:
— It’s too soon. No prices...
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