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I'm surprised that this hasn't been discussed yet.
Merck sues US govt to prevent price negotiation
The money quote:
"Merck & Co (MRK.N) sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, seeking to halt the Medicare drug price negotiation program contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which it argues violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution."
Just like the Founding Fathers intended - pharma companies who manufacture PD-L1 inhibitors should be able to charge whatever they want for it as it is a matter of free speech and free expression. Any type of negotiation is considered a fascist assault on freedom. 'MURICA!!!
Also,
"Merck said it plans to litigate the matter all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary."
Uh oh. I'm glad that we have an ironclad 6-3 conservative majority who would never allow socialism to infiltrate America. We ought to be forced to pay 300x for a drug that we can get far cheaper a couple of miles north and south of our national borders. As we all know, the only thing worse than "price-negotiated" Keytruda is Mexican Keytruda or Canadian Keytruda.
Merck sues US govt to prevent price negotiation
The money quote:
"Merck & Co (MRK.N) sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, seeking to halt the Medicare drug price negotiation program contained in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which it argues violates the Fifth and First Amendments to the U.S. Constitution."
Just like the Founding Fathers intended - pharma companies who manufacture PD-L1 inhibitors should be able to charge whatever they want for it as it is a matter of free speech and free expression. Any type of negotiation is considered a fascist assault on freedom. 'MURICA!!!
Also,
"Merck said it plans to litigate the matter all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary."
Uh oh. I'm glad that we have an ironclad 6-3 conservative majority who would never allow socialism to infiltrate America. We ought to be forced to pay 300x for a drug that we can get far cheaper a couple of miles north and south of our national borders. As we all know, the only thing worse than "price-negotiated" Keytruda is Mexican Keytruda or Canadian Keytruda.
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