Stock Watch: Merck & Co’s Anti-IRA Litigation Is A Risky Gambit
Fighting Drug Price Renegotiation Risks Reputational Damage And Unintended Consequences
Executive Summary
There are many new pressures on biopharmaceutical profitability but will Merck & Co’s attempt to reverse the drug pricing aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act just divert costs to patients?
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