July 29, 2015
A whistleblower accusing CVS Caremark Corp. of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute with $5 coupons handed out as part of a prescription rewards program that included Medicare and Medicaid enrollees is taking his case to the Seventh Circuit, according to a notice to appeal filed Tuesday in the Illinois district court where his suit was dismissed in June.
June 29, 2015
Reliance on public information doomed a whistleblower's lawsuit alleging CVS Caremark Corp. violated the Anti-Kickback Statute with $5 coupons in a prescription rewards program that didn't exclude Medicare and Medicaid enrollees, according to a dismissal ruling Friday in Illinois federal court.
May 21, 2015
CVS Caremark Corp. on Wednesday maintained that the $5 coupons it offered as part of a prescription rewards program don't violate the Anti-Kickback Statute when given to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees, despite a False Claims Act lawsuit in Illinois federal court filed by a customer arguing otherwise.
May 07, 2015
The $5 coupons CVS Caremark Corp. offers in its prescription rewards program don't fall under an exemption of the Anti-Kickback Statute when given to Medicare and Medicaid enrollees despite the company's claims, a customer has told an Illinois federal judge in response to the pharmacy chain's motion to dismiss.
March 24, 2015
CVS Caremark Corp. said Monday the $5 coupon it offers as part of a prescription rewards program is too tiny to violate federal kickback regulations, and urged an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a False Claims Act suit.