Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay federal authorities $8 million to settle claims that it paid a retired Kansas City Chiefs football player kickbacks in exchange for buying the company’s drugs for his Kansas City pharmacies.
R. Daniel Saleaumua, who formerly owned seven Medicine Shoppe pharmacies, and pharmacy consultant Kevin Rinne sued the Dublin, Ohio, company in 2008 under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
“American taxpayers are the victims of illegal kickback schemes that result in Medicare and Medicaid paying millions of dollars more than they should for prescription drugs,” Beth Phillips, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, said in a release. “Today’s $8 million settlement underscores our commitment to combating health care fraud and protecting taxpayers.”
Friday, April 22, 2011
Cardinal Health pays $8M to settle claims of kickbacks to former Chiefs player | Kansas City Business Journal
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