CVS Health plans to appeal after a judge in the Southern District of New York ordered its Omnicare unit to pay more than $948 million in penalties and damages related to invalid prescriptions.

The lawsuit was filed under the False Claims Act, which helps the government combat fraud and requires tripling of damages, ...

A federal judge has ordered CVS Health Corp.’s Omnicare Inc. unit to pay $949 million as part of a whistleblower lawsuit ...

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The case stems from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Aetna actuary who alleged CVS Caremark manipulated drug pricing to inflate Medicare claims while underpaying pharmacies.

Chief Judge Mitchell Goldberg in Philadelphia ordered the payment by CVS Caremark on Wednesday, following an eight-day non-jury trial in March in the whistleblower case.

CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager unit must pay the U.S. government $95 million after a federal judge found it overcharged Medicare for prescription drugs. Chief Judge Mitchell Goldberg in ...

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager unit must pay the U.S. government $95 million after a federal judge found it overcharged Medicare for prescription drugs.

A federal judge ruled in favor of a whistleblower, finding CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager Caremark overbilled Medicare for ...

CVS Caremark to pay $95M in Medicare fraud case A federal judge ruled in favor of a whistleblower, finding CVS’ pharmacy benefit manager Caremark overbilled Medicare for generic drugs.