Merck sues HHS over drug negotiation, claims program ‘tantamount to extortion’

Merck sues HHS over drug negotiation, claims program ‘tantamount to extortion’

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Pharmaceutical giant Merck sued the federal government on Tuesday to block Medicare drug price negotiations, calling the program unconstitutional. The complaint, filed against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, argued that Medicare’s…

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