High Court Spurns Pharma Challenges To IRA Drug Price Talks

By Dan McKay · May 18, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected six petitions Monday from pharmaceutical giants seeking to bring down the Medicare drug price negotiations established as part of the Inflation Reduction Act three years ago....

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Case Title

AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, et al., Petitioners v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-348

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

2899 APA Review/Appeal

Date Filed

September 24, 2025


Case Title

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Petitioner v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-749

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

December 23, 2025


Case Title

Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Petitioner v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-751

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

December 23, 2025


Case Title

Novo Nordisk Inc., et al., Petitioners v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-761

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

2899 APA Review/Appeal

Date Filed

December 29, 2025


Case Title

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Petitioner v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-799

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

January 07, 2026


Case Title

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Petitioner v. Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.

Case Number

25-902

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

2440 Other Civil Rights

Date Filed

February 02, 2026