prescription drugs

U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to whistleblowers, including local pharmacist, in drug pricing case

June 10, 2023 | By Nina Totenberg, NPR

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 1 revived two whistleblower lawsuits that allege Safeway and SuperValu overcharged the government for prescription drugs to the tune of $200 million. The cases involved allegations that major retail pharmacies across the country knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their “usual and customary prices”…

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Local pharmacist goes before Supreme Court in case claiming two supermarkets overcharged government for prescription drugs

May 22, 2023 | By Daniel Seiden, Bloomberg Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two whistleblowers on April 18 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their False Claims Act cases, contending a lower court applied an improper knowledge standard when it rejected their claims that a pair of supermarkets overcharged the government for prescription drugs. One of the whistleblowers is Tracy Schutte, a Payson, Ill.,…

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