Thanks to a #whistleblower, CVS will pay $315M to resolve allegations that it illegally filled prescriptions for controlled substances and then sought payment from federal healthcare programs in violation of the False Claims Act. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/cvs-a...
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CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government
CVS Pharmacy Inc., a Rhode Island-based pharmacy chain, and its related corporate entities (collectively, CVS) have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that, from October 17, 2013 throug...