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Supreme Court Rejects Pharma Challenge to Medicare Price Negotiations

The decision likely ends legal challenges to the program, which was created in 2022 and began reducing prices in 2026.
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Supreme Court Rejects Pharma Challenge to Medicare Price Negotiations
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Lawrence Wilson
Lawrence Wilson
Senior Reporter
5/18/2026|Updated: 5/18/2026
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The Supreme Court on May 18 declined to consider appeals by six pharmaceutical companies challenging the government’s ability to negotiate prescription drug prices for the Medicare program.

The decision effectively ends those lawsuits, all but guaranteeing that the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Program, authorized by Congress in 2022, will continue.

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Lawrence Wilson
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Lawrence Wilson covers healthcare and politics.
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