Tales Of Corporate Painkiller Pushing: ‘The Death Rates Just Soared’
(By Dave Davies for NPR) Nearly 2,000 cities, towns and counties across America are currently participating in a massive multi-district
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Endo agrees to pay $10 million to settle landmark opioid case brought by Ohio counties
(Ed Silverman for STAT) As a landmark trial over the opioid crisis grows closer, Endo International (ENDP) agreed to a
Read MoreAppeals court revives changes to Medicaid DSH payment rules
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) A federal appeals court on Aug. 13 overturned a ruling that rolled back
Read MoreClass-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Medicare paid for Betty Gordon’s knee replacement surgery in March, but the 72-year-old
Read MoreThree pharmaceutical companies settle with California over deals to keep generic medications off the market
According to the California attorney general’s office, two pharmaceutical companies will pay the state of California a total of nearly
Read MoreFederal Suit Alleges ‘Staggering’ Urine Drug Testing Fraud At Tennessee Pain Clinics
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) The Justice Department on Monday accused a defunct chain of Tennessee-based pain clinics
Read MoreShort-term health plans may compete with ACA complaint coverage
Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has issued a ruling that could help issuers, distributors and purchasers of short-term health
Read MoreReckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement
(By Brian Mann for NPR) British company Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to resolve all U.S. government
Read MoreDrugmakers engaged in price-fixing cover-up, lawsuit claims
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) A wide-reaching lawsuit unsealed June 24 claims Teva Pharmaceuticals, subsidiaries of Pfizer and
Read MoreNIH has referred 16 allegations of foreign influence on U.S. research to investigators
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) The National Institutes of Health has referred 16 allegations related to foreign influence of U.S.-funded
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