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CVS’ Omnicare unit ordered to pay $949M in whistleblower fraud case; workplace mental health at risk; new AI tool outperforms Big Tech in reading chest X-rays – Morning Medical Update
11 Jul 2025 11:47 GMT
… A federal judge has ordered CVS Health’s Omnicare unit … nearly $949 million for improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare for … lawsuit filed by a former pharmacist and joined by the government … issue, even after CVS acquired it in 2015. CVS said it will …
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CVS ordered to pay $949m over invalid prescriptions in federal lawsuit
10 Jul 2025 15:57 GMT
… billed the government for invalid drug prescriptions.
US District Judge Colleen … -based CVS Health purchased Omnicare, a long-term care pharmacy services provider … parties accused Omnicare of improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare prescriptions …
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EngageWell, Rocket Doctor, and CVS Health Foundation Launch Virtual Healthy Aging Program for Adults over 60
10 Jul 2025 12:00 GMT
… program funded by CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) Foundation to launch … $1M grant from the CVS Health® Foundation, EngageWell and … equally thrilled that the CVS Health Foundation is … billing codes. The GLM helps healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses or pharmacists …
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Rensselaer doctor traded drugs for sex, Indiana AG alleges in petition
10 Jul 2025 00:41 GMT
… potentially committed billing fraud.
The Indiana Board of Pharmacy will review … that Sheets prescribed legend drugs and controlled substances to … 6, the OAG said CVS terminated Sheets' ability … prescriptions for patients at any CVS pharmacy. On June 12, …
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CVS Omnicare ordered to pay $949 million in government fraud case
09 Jul 2025 23:38 GMT
… U.S. government for prescription drugs.
Manhattan Judge Colleen McMahon imposed … pharmacist filed the lawsuit in 2015 accusing the PBM of improperly billing … damages, a stipulation that inflated CVS’ penalty. The company argued that …
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Report: Federal judge orders CVS’ Omnicare to pay $949M...
09 Jul 2025 20:43 GMT
… U.S. government for invalid drug prescriptions, Reuters reported late Tuesday … .
Both accused Omnicare of improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare prescriptions … paperwork and pharmacist approvals.
In her ruling, McMahon rejected CVS’ argument that …
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Wednesday 7/30: Protest Medicare/Medicaid Cuts On 60th Anniversary Of Medicare At Pier 33 & Bridges Plaza
12 Jul 2025 15:24 GMT
… of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, which employers … concerns that it has raised drug prices, prioritizing its own … major benefit managers — CVS Health’s Caremark and Cigna’s Express … of the company’s sprawling billing and payment system, Change …
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Judge slams CVSâ Omnicare with $949 million penalty for decade-long prescription fraud
10 Jul 2025 23:29 GMT
… systemic corruption in corporate pharmacy practices.
CVS denies wrongdoing, calling it … taxpayers by billing Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for invalid drug prescriptions over … regulators repeatedly flagged the illegal billing practices. Yet, the company …
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Op-Ed: United Health probe is symptomatic of our health-care system’s dysfunction
09 Jul 2025 19:26 GMT
… , transparency, and consequences for fraudulent billing practices, patients might soon experience … . Meanwhile, competitors Elevance Health and CVS Health control an estimated 12 … Healthcare denied him coverage for drugs his doctors told him were …
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The pros and cons of Medicare Advantage: Should you switch to a private plan?
… you usually get Part D drug coverage too, plus vision, … Better Health of California
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Meridian Health … like UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health.
UnitedHealth Group is … Department probe into its billing practices and extra payments charged …