criminal – Health

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges

WASHINGTON — Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $ 8 billion, Justice Department officials announced Wednesday. The company will plead guilty to three counts, including… Read More »

Hospital chain to pay $260 million to settle criminal charges for defrauding Medicare

Health Management Associates agreed to pay more than $ 260 million and entered a deferred prosecution agreement to settle criminal charges for allegedly paying physicians kickbacks and defrauding Medicare, Medicaid and other federal programs, the Justice Department said Tuesday. HMA, which was acquired by the for-profit hospital Community Health Systems in 2014, allegedly paid physicians… Read More »