Louisiana Sues Three Dozen Drugmakers for Deceiving Medicaid

The State of Louisiana is accusing 38 drug companies and their subsidiaries of deceiving its Medicaid agency into paying for unapproved drugs. The suit, which moved to federal court Tuesday, alleges the drugmakers submitted fake national drug codes and false FDA approval information to the state’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and various drug industry reporting services.
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