Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America v. Becerra

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-1395 (CJN) XAVIER BECERRA, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION A trade association known as Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA for short, challenges a final rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to drug rebates under Medicaid. See generally Compl., ECF No. 1. The Government argues that PhRMA lacks Article III standing for two reasons. Id. First, as the Government sees it, PhRMA…