Ep. 182 - Merck’s IRA suit, Leqembi and MCEDs at ASCO

A lawsuit over the Inflation Reduction Act by Merck & Co. suit signals to Republicans that the pharma has no compunctions about attacking Democrats, the Biden administration and the president himself, said BioCentury Washington Editor Steve Usdin on the latest BioCentury This Week podcast. Usdin and colleague discussed the significance of the move by Merck, its likelihood of success and why the pharma chose its combative tone for the first lawsuit challenging the Medicare drug price-setti...