Amgen paid $24.75 million over Medicare copay foundation kickback allegations
Company: Amgen Inc.
Summary
DOJ alleged Amgen used a purportedly independent foundation to cover Medicare patients' copays for its products, generating Medicare claims while undermining statutory cost controls. Amgen agreed to pay $24.75 million to resolve the allegations. Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/two-pharmaceutical-companies-agree-pay-total-nearly-125-million-resolve-allegations-they-paid