A Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to a $3.6 Million Settlement After Being Accused of Charging a Military Insurer Higher Prices
A pharmaceutical company with locations in Georgia is forced to pay a $4.6 million settlement for allegedly charging the government higher prices than “usual and customary” prices charged to other patients.
The Department of Justice said Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The company allegedly dispensed compound pain creams and scar creams to TRICARE beneficiaries, which provides health insurance to members of the military and their families.
In a suit filed by Dennis Long, a former pharmacist at Curant’s Georgia pharmacy, the government alleges in a lawsuit Curant charged TRICARE a higher price for its compound creams than it offered to its cash-paying patients between 2013 and 2015.