Tuesday, March 28, 2006

King - Tennessee gets $5.4 million

The State of Tennessee will recover nearly $5.4 million in a national settlement with King Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Bristol.It's over allegations King overcharged federal and state health programs for drugs.

The company announced in November that it would pay more than $124 million to resolve the allegations of deceptive drug pricing to state and federal programs, including Medicaid for low-income Americans and the Veterans Administration.

Of the money coming to Tennessee, $2 million will be paid directly to the state and the rest will go to the federal government to reimburse its share of Medicaid costs.

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