Did the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services make the right call on Servier's discount request?

Money & Corp · Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Aug 18, 2026

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Your callDid the make the right call on Servier's discount request?

TL;DR

1Servier Pharmaceuticals acquired the drug Tibsovo from a previous manufacturer and wanted to qualify for .
2The said Servier didn't sell any Tibsovo under Medicare in 2021, so it doesn’t qualify for phase-in discounts.
3Servier argued that previous sales should count and sued for the right to phase in its obligations for discounts.

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