In recent years, those who follow the law and legal developments have noted an uptick in cases filed against drug companies, pharmacies, and others involved in pharmaceutical fraud. This focus on pharmaceutical insurance fraud is an important development and these cases help protect individual consumers, U.S. taxpayers, and the public…
Back in October, we discussed allegations that the large pharmacy chain, CVS, had been refilling prescriptions without customer approval and fraudulently billing their insurance companies without customer approval. California was a leader in this investigation, with the federal government joining in because of Medicare fraud concerns. Now, a case is…
There is another insurance-related scandal in the California news this week, this time relating to CVS, the nation’s second largest pharmacy chain. State officials are alleging that CVS Caremark, Inc., refilled customers prescriptions and billed insurance companies without the customers consent. California CVS customers were surprised to learn that CVS…