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CVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department (DOJ) announced Tuesday that CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in 2019 by former CVS employee Hillary Estright in 2019 under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims...

CVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptions

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