DOJ intervenes in whistleblower suit against Mallinckrodt
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Jaclyn Jaeger2020-03-04T17:56:00
The Department of Justice has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Mallinckrodt over allegations the drug maker knowingly underpaid Medicaid rebates it owed due to significant price increases to its drug Acthar.
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