If You have Medco, Count Your Pills.

[Wretched Wrench]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinves...6&type=qcna

"Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions will pay $155 million plus interest to settle government charges of kickbacks and false claims, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.

The government also charged that Medco violated an anti-kickback law by soliciting and accepting payments from drug makers to favor their products on Medco's published list of drugs, and by paying kickbacks to get health plans to award contracts to provide the mail order pharmacy benefits.

The Justice Department also said Medco cancelled valid prescriptions it could not fill in time to avoid paying penalties under its contract; shorted pills from filled prescriptions; failed to do reviews needed to identify potential adverse drug interactions; and used drugs other than those prescribed by the physician to earn undisclosed rebates from drug manufacturers."

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Of course, Medco admitted no wrongdoing as they paid.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinves...6&type=qcna

"Pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions will pay $155 million plus interest to settle government charges of kickbacks and false claims, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday.

The government also charged that Medco violated an anti-kickback law by soliciting and accepting payments from drug makers to favor their products on Medco's published list of drugs, and by paying kickbacks to get health plans to award contracts to provide the mail order pharmacy benefits.

The Justice Department also said Medco cancelled valid prescriptions it could not fill in time to avoid paying penalties under its contract; shorted pills from filled prescriptions; failed to do reviews needed to identify potential adverse drug interactions; and used drugs other than those prescribed by the physician to earn undisclosed rebates from drug manufacturers."

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Of course, Medco admitted no wrongdoing as they paid.

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With "NO" oversight by the Republican controlled congress, no wonder these "Dregs" of society try the things they do.

Ahhhh, but wait. The calender
tells me that in "11" more days, THAT will begin to Change.

I rarely praise the FEDS, but I wish to GOD that J. Patrick Fitzgerald would run for president in '08.

That guy is SOOO clean, he squeeks, And is as 'unshakeable" as a PIT BULL, clamped onto your ankle.

I damn near had an orgasm, when Fitzgerald caught "Scooter Libby" . ol' Scooter will be doin' a LOT of "scootin' when he's in the CAN, trying to stay 1 step ahead of his "new best 450 lb. friend"...LEROY !!
(Unless DUMBYA pardons the "Queen" First)


NH/BB's

 

[jimntx]

I just discovered the other day that my most recent 90-day supply of my cholesterol medication (taken daily) only had 40 pills in it!