{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Attorney General Jack Conway has recovered nearly $2.3 million for the Kentucky Medicaid program in a settlement with Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Aventis Behring LLC., also known as ZLB Behring, Inc. Both drug companies are now owned by Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The lawsuits filed by the Attorney General allege that the drug companies published false, inflated and deceptive prices for their drugs, which did not bear any relationship to the prices actually charged. Since Attorney General Conway took office in January 2008, his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control has recovered or been awarded nearly $235 million for the state and federal Medicaid programs. These cases range from lawsuits and settlements against pharmaceutical companies to cases against individual providers. The Attorney General’s Tip Line for reporting allegations of Medicaid fraud is 1-877-228-7384.Thursday, June 7, 2012
Attorney General Recovers Millions For Medicaid
{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Attorney General Jack Conway has recovered nearly $2.3 million for the Kentucky Medicaid program in a settlement with Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Aventis Behring LLC., also known as ZLB Behring, Inc. Both drug companies are now owned by Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The lawsuits filed by the Attorney General allege that the drug companies published false, inflated and deceptive prices for their drugs, which did not bear any relationship to the prices actually charged. Since Attorney General Conway took office in January 2008, his Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control has recovered or been awarded nearly $235 million for the state and federal Medicaid programs. These cases range from lawsuits and settlements against pharmaceutical companies to cases against individual providers. The Attorney General’s Tip Line for reporting allegations of Medicaid fraud is 1-877-228-7384.