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Medicare negotiation to be argued in court for first time |
The Southern District Court of Ohio will hear oral arguments Friday in a lawsuit from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the administration's Medicare drug price negotiation program. |
The Biden administration will face the first major legal test of its new Medicare drug pricing authority on Friday, when a federal judge in Ohio hears oral arguments in the first of a wave of legal challenges. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants the judge to pause the program before Oct. 1, which is the deadline for companies who make the first 10 drugs to agree to the negotiated rate. The Chamber's lawsuit is the only one asking for a preliminary injunction. The Justice Department (DOJ) has already pushed back on the Chamber's standing to even file a lawsuit. In an August court filing, attorneys for the government argued that the organization had not demonstrated it would experience harm as a result of the program, and so the lawsuit should be thrown out. Any financial injury to drug companies wouldn't happen until 2026, which is when the negotiated rates are set to take effect under the Inflation Reduction Act. The Chamber has maintained it is filing on behalf of its members and that there is precedent for a trade group to sue, because its members have suffered "unrecoverable economic losses." The "harm" faced by plaintiffs is likely to be a common theme among the seven other lawsuits the administration is facing. The DOJ has argued the negotiation program is entirely voluntary and that companies can choose not to participate in Medicare. |
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A bipartisan Senate bill from Health Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) would provide a significant funding increase for community health centers and other primary care programs in an effort to boost a shortage of health workers. Funding for community health centers expires at the end of September, so the timing for an agreement was urgent. The bill is slated for a markup in the Health … |
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Botulism outbreak tied to sardines served in Bordeaux leaves 1 person dead and several hospitalized |
PARIS (AP) — Matt Jackson was riding an electric bike through Bordeaux wine country when he started feeling strange. Nine days later, he’s on a breathing machine in a French intensive care unit, unable to open his eyes, communicating only via notes on a whiteboard —- and infected with botulism. Jackson was among the first of a dozen … | |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- Deborah Birx, former COVID-19 White House adviser, to join Texas Tech's health center (Texas Tribune)
- Oregon becomes 3rd in nation to seek federal approval for a basic health program (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- Arizona State Hospital patients need more staff, specialized care, report says (The Arizona Republic)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- FTC warns drugmakers they can face legal action over improper patent listings (Stat)
- Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures (KFF Health News)
- Partisan battle grows over state funding for antiabortion centers (The Washington Post)
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Public health preparedness is how we protect American lives. |
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