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June 14, 2021

Posted  June 14, 2021

Centene Corp. will pay a total of $143.8 million to resolve claims by Ohio and Mississippi that it overbilled the states’ Medicaid programs in its role as a pharmacy benefit manager.  The states alleged that Centene engaged in practices including “spread pricing,” charging more than allowed price caps based on industry standards, inflation of dispensing fees, failure to disclose discounts received, and claiming reimbursement for prescriptions already paid for by third parties.  Ohio will receive $88.3 million, and Mississippi will receive $55.5 million.  OH; MS

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