Court: Insurer Cannot Refuse Payment for Pain Cream Without Utilization Review January 24, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurer cannot ignore a $4,869.99 bill for a tube of compounded pain cream on the grounds that the medication...
Opioid Manufacturer Insys Files for Bankruptcy after Kickback Probe June 10, 2019 Drugmaker Insys Therapeutics Inc filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday amid mounting expenses driven by a U.S. Justice Department probe...
Los Angeles DA Charges 15 Chiropractors in Alleged Fraud Scheme May 6, 2019 The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has filed charges against 15 chiropractors in a $6 million insurance fraud and...
Drug Middlemen Face State Probes Over Complex Pricing System April 9, 2019 By Robert Langreth Several states are probing pharmacy-benefit managers’ business practices in government-sponsored health programs, adding to the scrutiny the middlemen face in...
Swiss Drugmaker Novartis Must Face Doctor Kickback Suit April 2, 2019 By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK — Novartis AG must face a U.S. government lawsuit accusing it of paying millions of dollars in kickbacks...
Gulf Damage Claims Attorney Accepted Kickbacks November 10, 2014 By CAIN BURDEAU Evidence clearly shows that a lawyer inside a court-supervised facility that handles damage claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico...
32 South Texans Accused of Defrauding Insurer June 20, 2011 By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Federal prosecutors said Friday that they have charged 32 South Texas residents with bilking insurer Aflac out of $3 million...