July 1, 2020

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation will pay $51.25 million to resolve claims that it unlawfully funneled money to three different foundations – The Assistance Fund, the National Organization for Rare Disorders, and the Chronic Disease Fund – so that those organizations could fund co-payments owed by Medicare beneficiary patients prescribed the Novartis drugs Gilenya (for multiple sclerosis) and Afinitor (for renal cell carcinoma and certain pancreatic cancers).  The payments were alleged to be in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act.  USAO Mass; DOJ

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