On December 11th, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California denied motions to dismiss the False Claims Act lawsuit regarding pharmaceutical companies Allergan and Adamas. Allergan and Adamas allegedly falsified data in order to obtain a series of patents for two medications: Namenda XR and Namzaric.... Read More »
On Friday, December 4th, the Supreme Court announced plans to review the legal basis of mandatory work requirements for Medicaid participants. While work requirements for welfare programs were introduced in the 1990s under the Clinton Administration’s push to “end welfare as we know it,” controversy exists over imposing such conditions... Read More »
The Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services announced a special fraud alert last month. Special fraud alerts serve as a warning on particular practices that the agency plans on investigating further. In this first warning issued in six years, pharmaceutical companies are... Read More »
Justin Ash, a 37-year-old resident of Murrieta, California, was sentenced to prison for the illegal sale and distribution of drugs. During his plea that took place in January of 2020, Ash divulged his operation in obtaining illegal drugs in bulk from overseas manufacturers for the purpose of selling them online... Read More »
The global population has relied on vaccinations for centuries. From the eradication of smallpox to the control of infectious diseases like measles and polio, vaccines have served as a powerful weapon for healthcare professionals. While the FDA has a longstanding rigorous system in place to address safety and efficacy concerns,... Read More »
