Health Care Fraud Investigations Bedevil Pharma Industry: If You're Not Under Investigation, It's Only Because You've Recently Settled

Two months ago, the Department of Justice held a splashy news conference to announce its record-breaking $2.3 billion settlement with Pfizer. The event, which included HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, cast a spotlight on Pfizer's alleged off-label marketing and kickbacks to health care providers (1"The Pink Sheet," Sept. 7, 2009)