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Comply or Die: Introducing GSK's New Corporate Integrity Agreement

By Ben Comer | Published: July 6, 2012
Big pharma talks a lot about the changing business model and placing a new emphasis on patients, but the fact remains that quantity of medicines sold, not quality of care provided, is how to get paid (and how to keep investors happy). Despite its egalitarian trappings, the healthcare “ecosystem” is still dominated by the [...]
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Inspector General Puts Forest CEO in the Crosshairs

By Ben Comer | Published: April 15, 2011
Forest Laboratories’ CEO Howard Solomon was no doubt surprised to receive a form letter from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) on April 8, which, if acted upon, would exclude him from doing business with federal healthcare plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. Solomon has 30 days to explain to the OIG why he should not be [...]
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