Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
BioScrip Pharmacy
Current Parent Company:
Option Care Health
Penalty:
$1,000,000
Year:
2019
Date:
May 6, 2019
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
BioScript agreed to pay $1 million in settlement of allegations it improperly billed Medicaid when it automatically refilled prescriptions that were not specifically requested by the patient, violating Medicaid regulations.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Illinois
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
healthcare services
Specific Industry of Parent:
infusion services
Source of Data:
https://www.mass.gov/news/colorado-based-pharmacy-to-pay-1-million-for-operating-an-unauthorized-automatic-refill
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
