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West Virginia urges Justice Department to reject settlement with Mylan
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Wed Nov 2, 2016 | 12:47pm EDT
West Virginia urges Justice Department to reject settlement with Mylan
By Sarah N. Lynch | WASHINGTON
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday blasted a pending $465 million settlement between Mylan NV and the U.S. Justice Department over the misclassification of the EpiPen, saying it was "woefully deficient."
In a Nov. 2 letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Morrisey said the amount likely fell short of how much the company owed Medicaid, and that Mylan should "not be allowed to receive a windfall after flagrantly defrauding the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program."
Spokeswomen for the U.S. Justice Department and Mylan did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Morrisey's letter came just a few weeks after Mylan announced a $465 million settlement with the Justice Department over charges it had underpaid U.S. government healthcare programs by misclassifying the EpiPen.
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West Virginia urges Justice Department to reject settlement with Mylan
By Sarah N. Lynch | WASHINGTON
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday blasted a pending $465 million settlement between Mylan NV and the U.S. Justice Department over the misclassification of the EpiPen, saying it was "woefully deficient."
In a Nov. 2 letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Morrisey said the amount likely fell short of how much the company owed Medicaid, and that Mylan should "not be allowed to receive a windfall after flagrantly defrauding the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program."
Spokeswomen for the U.S. Justice Department and Mylan did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Morrisey's letter came just a few weeks after Mylan announced a $465 million settlement with the Justice Department over charges it had underpaid U.S. government healthcare programs by misclassifying the EpiPen.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mylan-epipen-settlement-idUSKBN12X220