Merck, Bristol Myers Squibb, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and PhRMA filed separate lawsuits against the provision last month.

Johnson & Johnson sued the Biden administration over Medicare’s new powers to slash drug prices, making it the third pharmaceutical company to challenge the controversial provision of the Inflation Reduction Act.

  • Rufus Q. Bodine III@lemmy.worldEnglish
    36·
    1 year ago

    Let band together with Canada and Europe to negotiate prices. Maybe they can cut a better deal if they negotiate with leading industrial economies. Seriously, fuck big pharma.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      What if charge the executives of the pharmaceutical companies with crimes against humanity. They are intentionally killing people.

      Making the medication affordable or life in prison, and once in prisom the companies disbanded and patents made for open use by all companies.

      People worry that would be viewed as government intentionally taking over a corporation. It would be… and for good reason.