Abbott’s Vancomycin “Spread” Is Target Of DoJ Suit
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Ven-A-Care suit, taken up by Department of Justice, alleges Medicare and Medicaid paid an excess of $75 mil. for the antibiotic.
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