Mallinckrodt Settles Portion Of DOJ's Acthar Gel Kickback Claims; Charity Copay Probe Continues

$15.4m fine will resolve claims of "wining and dining" doctors to get them to prescribe Acthar. Mallinckrodt dropped NORD and switched to Chronic Disease Fund to administer its copay assistance program, a move that Mallinckrodt’s COO purportedly described as "mom & pop vs. WalMart."