Tag: bresch
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Mylan pays $465 million to settle EpiPen Medicaid rebate dispute
(Reuters) – Mylan NV on Friday said it will pay $465 million to settle the question of whether misclassification of its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment resulted in underpayment of rebates to the U.S. Medicaid healthcare program. The company has come under scrutiny for raising prices on the lifesaving EpiPen sixfold in less than a decade,…
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U.S. lawmakers press Mylan on EpiPen price increases
Two senior lawmakers on the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Monday pushed for information regarding sharp price increases for EpiPens, drug-filled injectable devices used by people to counter potentially deadly allergic reactions. Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote Mylan Chief Executive Heather Bresch on Monday to ask how Mylan determined the…