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CVS agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that it filled unlawful opioid prescriptions and billed federal programs for them. It is a huge number, but it also underscores how many institutions had to fail before one of the country’s biggest pharmacy chains got dragged into a settlement.
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CVS agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that it filled unlawful opioid prescriptions and billed federal programs for them. It is a huge number, but it also underscores how many institutions had to fail before one of the country’s biggest pharmacy chains got dragged into a settlement.
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