Red States’ Case Against ACA Hinges on Whether They Were Actually Harmed by the Law
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Attorneys for GOP-controlled states seeking to kill the Affordable Care Act told the
Read More
Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales
(By Brian Mann for NPR) The Justice Department announced on Wednesday a global settlement of civil and criminal investigations into
Read MoreOhio’s board of pharmacy bans hydroxychloroquine for use in COVID-19 patients
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Ohio’s board of pharmacy has banned hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment. As of July 30, pharmacists
Read MorePfizer sues HHS over Medicare rules
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Pfizer filed a lawsuit June 26 accusing HHS of blocking it from providing financial aid
Read MoreRegeneron paid patient charity millions in kickbacks, lawsuit claims
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals June 24 alleging the
Read MoreUS appeals court strikes down HHS rule requiring drug prices in TV ads
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling June 16 that struck down a rule
Read MoreStates sue 26 generic drugmakers, accused of fixing prices since 2016
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) All 50 states filed a lawsuit June 10 accusing 26 drugmakers and 10 individuals
Read MoreCVS named in lawsuit for artificially inflated prices for generic drugs
Alleging that CVS Health, the pharmacy chain, overcharged them based on artificially inflated prices for generic drugs and concealed the
Read MoreMedicare may owe you a refund if you had to pay for rehab due to observation status.
Until recently, Medicare patients had no recourse if the hospital changed their status from inpatient to observation resulting in Medicare
Read MoreOklahoma pharmacy owner to pay $1M for Medicare fraud scheme
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Oklahoma pharmacy owner Jeff Terry was sentenced to three years in prison and
Read More