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Great leadership Joe

North Shore University Hospital (“North Shore”), Manhasset, New York
290. Amgen employees, including District Manager Eric Hedge, offered free Aranesp, in
the form of overfill, to induce North Shore to purchase and administer Aranesp. North Shore
switched from Epogen to Aranesp and began to administer and bill for Aranesp overfill.
291. Subsequently North Shore billed third-
party payors, including the New York State
Medicaid Program, for the free product it received from Amgen, in the amount of 20% over each
Aranesp labeled dose. Between September 5, 2005 and December 12, 2008, North Shore made at
least 131 separate and false reimbursement claims for overfill and received at least $13,000 from the
New York Medicaid Program.
292. As a result of Defendants’ actions, North Shore submitted false and fraudulent
claims for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid.
F. Defendants Knew Their Conduct Caused False Claims
 






Great leadership Joe

North Shore University Hospital (“North Shore”), Manhasset, New York
290. Amgen employees, including District Manager Eric Hedge, offered free Aranesp, in
the form of overfill, to induce North Shore to purchase and administer Aranesp. North Shore
switched from Epogen to Aranesp and began to administer and bill for Aranesp overfill.
291. Subsequently North Shore billed third-
party payors, including the New York State
Medicaid Program, for the free product it received from Amgen, in the amount of 20% over each
Aranesp labeled dose. Between September 5, 2005 and December 12, 2008, North Shore made at
least 131 separate and false reimbursement claims for overfill and received at least $13,000 from the
New York Medicaid Program.
292. As a result of Defendants’ actions, North Shore submitted false and fraudulent
claims for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid.
F. Defendants Knew Their Conduct Caused False Claims

Well you're talking about a company that employed Mitch Gold as CEO, Hans Bishop as COO and Richard Hamm as counsel. Would you expect anything different?