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HHS Investigation into Antipsychotic Drug Use in Children 23 Aug 2013 | 12:41 am
The inspector general’s office at Department of Health and Human Services has launched an investigation into medical reimbursement for atypical antipsychotic drugs prescribed off-label to children. T...
Patients suffer from drug industry’s chronic greed 7 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
Commentary: Give Big Pharma a dose of strong regulatory medicine Pfizer is paying the U.S. government and a number of states more than $450 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiary, Wyeth Ph...
Grant & Eisenhofer Represents Whistleblowers in Justice Dept. $257 Million Civil Settlement with Wyeth over Unlawful Marketing of Rapamune 31 Jul 2013 | 02:34 am
Pfizer subsidiary pleads guilty to off-label marketing of powerful immunosuppressent Rapamune; settlement latest in series of major off-label whistleblower cases by G&E against Abbott, GlaxoSmithKline...
PBMs and Rebates to Medicare 22 Jul 2013 | 07:25 pm
As discussed last time, Medicare Part D, the outpatient prescription drug benefit under the Medicare Program, provides prescription drug coverage for nearly 28 million beneficiaries Under the Medicare...
PBMs, Medicare Part D and Federal Oversight of Reported Price Concessions Data 15 Jul 2013 | 07:54 pm
As we previously detailed, PBMs are involved in wide variety of activities relating to health care. They also play a key role in Medicare, and a variety of government agencies have directly and indire...
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) – The Who, What, Where, When and Why 8 Jul 2013 | 07:59 pm
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are third parties who administer prescription drug programs for self-insured employers, government entities, unions, and managed care companies. Basically, PBMs handl...
“Hidden” Actors In Health Care 8 Jul 2013 | 07:58 pm
The American health care system is complex, evolving and, quite frankly frequently confusing. Most of us have some familiarity with health insurers, doctors, hospitals, Medicare, and Medicare. But t...
Reflections on a Defense Giant’s Derelictions 28 Jun 2013 | 03:06 am
Defense contractors have been shielded from whistleblower actions in the US. Until recently, that is, says Reuben Guttman. Rarely does the United States hold its defense contractors accountable in not...
Trying a False Claims Act Case 12 Jun 2013 | 12:34 am
I had the distinct honor of planning, serving on the faculty for, and attending the ABA National False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute on June 5-7. The Trial Institute was fun, interesting, en...
Chase the individual, not the firm 3 Jun 2013 | 10:13 pm
With some companies seeing fines as a fee for law breaking, is it time to pursue the individuals? It seems that every day brings new revelations of corporate fraud leaving shareholders at a loss, work...
