CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department opioid prescription case

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How coverage differs Fox Business highlights the billing of federal healthcare programs; the Washington Times adds the decade-plus timeframe; AP stresses the medically unnecessary, highly addictive opioids and officials' statements.

CVS Pharmacy and various subsidiaries agreed Tuesday to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case over opioid prescriptions. The government alleged CVS illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, including medically unnecessary ones, for over a decade. It also alleged the company sought payment for many of them from federal healthcare programs.

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