AbbVie Inc. v. Bailey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION ABBVIE INC. et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:24-cv-00996-SRC ) ANDREW BAILEY, in his official ) capacity as Attorney General of the State ) of Missouri et al., ) ) Defendants. ) Memorandum and Order The federal government allows AbbVie Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer, to participate in Medicaid. In exchange, federal law requires AbbVie to offer its drugs at discounted prices to healthcare providers serving underserved communities. Not all those providers have their own pharmacies, so some of them ask…