Purdue Execs’ Exclusion Stands But Court Tells HHS To Justify 12-Year Term

The question now is whether HSS Secretary Sebelius will provide a rationale to continue the 12-year exclusion or reduce the length of the exclusion; appeals court upholds HHS’s authority to exclude three former Purdue Pharma executives from federal health care programs, but notes the length of the sanction departs from similar cases.