CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle opioid prescription case
CVS Health will pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it illegally filled opioid and other controlled-substance prescriptions.
CVS Health has agreed to pay $315 million to settle a case alleging it illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances. The Justice Department announced the settlement on Tuesday, The Hill reports.
PBS NewsHour reports the case accused the company of supplying massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances to boost its own profits at the expense of public health and safety. Those are the allegations in the case. They are not findings.
The Hill reports the settlement resolves a lawsuit first filed in 2019 by Hillary Estright, a former CVS employee, under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act. PBS NewsHour describes the resolved case as one brought in 2024.
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- The HillCVS to pay $315M settlement over allegations of illegally filling opioid prescriptionsTue, Oct 13, 3:57 PM EDT
- PBS NewsHourCVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle Justice Department case over opioid prescriptionsTue, Oct 13, 5:02 PM EDT
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