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Biogen agrees to pay $900 million in largest FCA Settlement Ever Secured without Government’s Intervention

FDA Law

Mr. Bawduniak alleged that, between 2009 and 2014, Biogen paid illegal kickbacks to its largest prescribers to induce them to prescribe the company’s multiple sclerosis drugs, Avonex, Tysabri and Tecfidera, and discourage them from prescribing newer competitor products. This lawsuit was brought to the U.S. See United States ex rel.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

It’s going to be published as a special report in JPM I hope in May with as of today, 279, I think HPM physician colleagues, signatures including 21 of the living past presidents of the academy. As somebody who has been part of literally more non-profits than I can remember, non-profit governance structures is a pain in the ass.

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