Omnicare Whacked With False Claims Suit
Omnicare Whacked With False Claims Suit
CHICAGO (CN) - Nursing home drug-provider Omnicare, which paid nearly $100 million 2 years ago to settle whistleblower and kickback lawsuits, fired a pharmacist for reporting its frauds, and may still be overcharging and switching drugs, Illinois and Uncle Sam say in a new federal complaint.
Omnicare "receives millions of dollars annually as reimbursement from the government for services funded under the Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS, and other government third-payor health insurance programs," according to the complaint.
Illinois and Uncle Sam say Omnicare "defrauded the government by dispensing drugs with different National Drug Code on the label than the actual drug dispensed in order to inflate government reimbursements."
In November 2009, Omnicare coughed up $98 million to settle whistleblower lawsuits claiming that it paid and solicited kickbacks in violation of the False Claims Act. Federal prosecutors then called Covington, Ky.-based Omnicare "the nation's largest nursing home pharmacy." IVAX Pharmaceuticals had to pay $14 million in that case.
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