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GlaxoSmithKline
Defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid Program
Date: 02/07/2012 (Date of Settlement Announcement)
Misconduct Type: Antitrust
Enforcement Agency: State/Local
Contracting Party: None
Court Type: Civil
Amount: $10,000,000
Disposition: Settlement
Synopsis: Louisiana recovered $25.2 million from five pharmaceutical companies the state accused of defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid program: Actavis Group HF, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Dey Pharma LP, GlaxoSmithKline, and Schering-Plough. The companies allegedly misreported prescription drug price information, based on Average Whole Prices (AWPs), in order to increase Medicaid reimbursements. GlaxoSmithKline paid the state a total of $10 million.
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