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Attorney General Abbott Recovers $15.7 Million In Medicaid Costs Under National Settlement
December 7, 2006
AUSTIN - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced Texas will receive more than $15.7 million under a national settlement with one of the nation?s largest pharmaceutical companies. Texas and 49 other states alleged that Schering-Plough Corp. failed to provide the Medicaid program with the lowest drug prices as is required by law, costing taxpayers millions of dollars in fraudulent payments for drug benefits. Full Press Release
