Ohio Judge Gives No Hints Of How He Will Rule On Chamber Request To Halt Drug Negotiation By Oct. 1

On Friday (Sep. 15), Judge Michael Newman, a Trump appointee for the Southern District of Ohio, signaled he will decide by the end of the month whether to grant the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s motion to stop CMS’ inaugural drug price negotiation, but he asked no questions during oral arguments and provided no hints of which direction he might rule. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is urgently seeking a court order to halt the Medicare negotiation program before the approaching...