CVS settles lawsuit over opioid dispensing for $315 million
CVS reached a $315 million settlement Tuesday to resolve allegations that it illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances for over a decade and then sought payments for many of those invalid prescriptions from federal healthcare programs.
TL;DR
- CVS agreed to a $315 million settlement.
- The settlement resolves allegations of illegally filling opioid and controlled substance prescriptions.
- These alleged illegal fillings occurred over a decade.
- CVS also allegedly sought payments for many invalid prescriptions from federal healthcare programs.