Kickback Allegation Settlements Pile Up for Pharmaceutical Companies

Kickback Allegation Settlements Pile Up for Pharmaceutical Companies

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Fresh off the Novartis scandal, in which the company paid President Donal Trump's lawyer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced that Pfizer agreed to pay $23.85 million to resolve claims that it used a foundation as a conduit to help pay the copays of Medicare patients using three of its drugs. But Pfizer is just one of many pharmaceutical companies paying tens or even hundreds of millions to settle these allegations.