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Amgen sued over alleged kickbacks for anemia drug

Source: Reuters
New York : NY : USA | 29 days ago  
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Amgen Inc was sued on Friday by 14 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which accused the giant biotechnology company of offering kickbacks to medical providers to boost sales of its anemia drug, Aranesp. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced the federal...
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  • News Source: Honolulu Advertiser | 28 days ago
    Hawaii is one of many states suing biotechnology behemoth Amgen Inc. for allegedly giving kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp. The Thousand Oaks, Calif., company allegedly encouraged medical providers to...
  • News Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | 28 days ago
    Biotechnology behemoth Amgen is being sued by 15 states alleging that the company gave kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp. The New York Attorney General's Office says it and 15 states claim that the Thousand...
  • News Source: The New York Times | 28 days ago
    The medical practices could then make a profit by billing insurers, including state Medicaid programs, for the extra drug. “In an egregious violation of the law, Amgen allegedly bribed medical providers and left taxpayers footing the bill for free...
  • News Source: Star Tribune | 28 days ago
    The New York Attorney General's office says it and 15 states allege the Thousand Oaks, Calif., company encouraged medical providers to bill third parties, including Medicaid, for Aranesp, which was available to them at no cost. The lawsuit also...
  • News Source: Los Angeles Times | 29 days ago
    The suit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, also alleges that Amgen and two other defendants -- a group drug-purchasing network and the drug wholesaler ASD Healthcare -- "would encourage medical providers to bill third party payers such as...
  • News Source: Reuters | 29 days ago
    Amgen Inc was sued on Friday by 14 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, which accused the giant biotechnology company of offering kickbacks to medical providers to boost sales of its anemia drug, Aranesp. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo...
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