Botox Exempt From Medicare Price Talks, Judge Rules

By Gianna Ferrarin · October 30, 2026, 3:52 PM EDT

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can't subject AbbVie's Botox to Medicare price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act, a D.C. federal judge held, finding CMS misinterpreted an IRA exclusion...

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Case Title

ABBVIE INC. v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES et al

Case Number

1:26-cv-00431

Court

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit

Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

February 11, 2026