#BigPharma drug maker #Gilead settles with #BigGov for $202m after legal pursuit by 47 state AG's and #DOJ over ethical lapses made wining & dining #doctors to get them to prescribe #pharmaceutical giants' #HIV drug cocktails.
#HQ in #FosterCity CA referred to alleged #Kickback scheme fronted via elegant dining establishments as merely informational sessions "important for #healthcare providers and patients to have the necessary information to make the best decisions...”
Nearly $50 million from the drug mfgr #settlement, including more than $4 million routed back to #California, will go into providing #Medicaid services, which is getting a steep trillion dollar cutback in latest #GOP budget.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/17/foster-city-drugs-giant-gilead-202-million-kickback-scheme/?share=tgctem5lgow2hkl0y2rg #GiftLink #MercuryNews