A Drug Quintupled in Price. Now, Drug Industry Players Are Feuding Over the Windfall.
(By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times, May 31, 2017) A company that manages prescription drug
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Legal Actions/Court Decisions
Ohio’s Attorney General Suing Drug Manufacturers
On Wednesday the Attorney General for the state of Ohio, Mike DeWine, filed a suit against five major drug manufacturers
Read MoreTwo Medicare Advantage Insurers Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit For $32 Million
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Two Florida Medicare Advantage insurers have agreed to pay nearly $32 million to
Read MoreAppealing Drug Cost Transparency in Little Rock
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association of Washington, representing the largest PBMs in the country, is appealing the March 1 decision
Read MoreSecurities and Exchange Commission Files Charges in Insider Trading
On Wednesday the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed charges
Read MoreFeds investigate UHS psychiatric hospitals’ billing practices
(By Ayla Ellison by Becker’s Hospital Review) An investigation into whether King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services’ psychiatric hospitals
Read MoreNinety-day Extension on Cost-Sharing Subsidies
In a joint filing by the Trump administration and the U.S. House of Representatives, submitted to the U.S. Court of
Read More11 latest False Claims Act settlements
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The following healthcare organizations entered into settlement agreements to resolve alleged violations of
Read MoreSteward Health Care Acquires IASIS Healthcare
With Steward Health Care acquisition of IASIS Healthcare, this Boston-based physician led health care organization will become the largest private
Read MoreOmnicare to pay $8M to settle false claims allegations in 28 states
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Omnicare, a pharmacy services provider owned by Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health, has agreed
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