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press releaseWashington, D.C. (December 9, 2019) — The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today initiated litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon challenging House Bill No. 4005, 2018 Or. L. Ch. 7 (“HB 4005”) and House Bill No. 2658, 2019 Or. L. Ch. 436 (“HB 2658”), two unconstitutional Oregon laws. The following is a statement by PhRMA Executive Vice President and General Counsel James C. Stansel about the litigation:
“There is no doubt that people in Oregon and across the country are struggling to access and afford the health care they need. Unfortunately, HB 4005 and HB 2658 do nothing to help them. It is our hope that these misguided and unconstitutional policies are put aside so that we can instead focus on reforms that will actually help people better afford their medicines, such as capping out-of-pocket costs, making monthly costs more predictable and sharing negotiated savings on medicines with patients.”
PhRMA’s complaint argues that, separately and together, HB 4005 and HB 2658 violate the U.S. Constitution in several ways. Specifically:
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