CVS agrees to $315 million settlement over allegations of illegally filled opioid prescriptions

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How coverage differs The Washington Times stresses the decade-long period and billing of federal healthcare programs; The Hill stresses the Justice Department announcement and the whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee.

CVS Health agreed Tuesday to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that it illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. According to the Washington Times, this went on for over a decade, and CVS then sought payments from federal healthcare programs for many invalid prescriptions. The Hill reports the Justice Department announced the deal, which resolves a 2019 whistleblower lawsuit filed by former employee Hillary Estright.

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