Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Greenfield v. Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 19, 2018No. 17-1152PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge
Accredo Health Group, Inc., a specialty pharmacy that provides home care for patients with' hemophilia (a rare condition that prevents blood from clotting properly), made donations to charities, two of which allegedly recommended Accredo as an approved provider for hemophilia patients. This raises whether the donations came with something expected in return for the recommendations, which might trigger violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b), and, if so, whether Accredo’s healthcare reimbursement claims for persons who may have…
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