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Mallinckrodt Must Publicize Price Increases In Wake Of DOJ Settlement On Medicaid Rebates

 
• By Brenda Sandburg

Under corporate integrity agreement, Mallinckrodt must post proposed list price increases for Acthar and other non-generic products along with a link to executive compensation. $234m settlement resolves allegations it underpaid Medicaid rebates resulting from Acthar price hikes.

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Mallinckrodt settles suit over Medicaid rebates for its Acthar Gel • Source: Alamy

Mallinckrodt plc’s corporate integrity agreement with the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has a unique provision requiring the company to provide public notice of its plans to increase drug prices.

Under the five-year CIA, Mallinckrodt must post a notice on its website at least seven days prior to implementing an increase in the list price of Acthar Gel (repository...

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