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Appellate Court: No Evidence of Fraud by Pharmacies that Dispensed Pain Creams

A Pennsylvania appellate court on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Liberty Mutual Group that alleged nine pharmacies paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for prescribing overpriced topical compound creams to workers’ compensation claimants and auto accident …

Court: Insurer Cannot Refuse Payment for Pain Cream Without Utilization Review

An insurer cannot ignore a $4,869.99 bill for a tube of compounded pain cream on the grounds that the medication is unnecessary without first filing a utilization review petition, a Pennsylvania appellate court ruled. The decision Thursday by the Commonwealth …