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Article: NATIONAL DRUG COMPANY PAYS $7 MILLION TO STATE'S MEDICAID PROGRAM TO SETTLE IMPROPER DRUG PRICING ALLEGATIONS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 5, 2009
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The Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following news release:
Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office has reached a settlement agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical USA, Inc. (Teva), a North Wales, PA, based pharmaceutical manufacturer to settle a False Claims Act case pending in United States District Court in Boston. Pursuant to the settlement, Teva has paid $7 million to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program.
"This is a national and industry-wide problem that the Commonwealth, other states and the federal government continue to address," Attorney General Coakley said. "Our office will continue to work with the state's Medicaid program, other law enforcement agencies and the federal ...