The pharmaceutical company, the largest in the U.S., has agreed the payment in order to resolve accusations that it used the Patient Access Network Foundation charity to pay illegal kickbacks to Medicare patients between 2012 and 2016, covering their costs for its prescription drugs. The actions allegedly violated the False Claims Act. Pfizer, which has entered a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said the settlement did not constitute an admission of liability.
The pharmaceutical company, the largest in the US, has agreed the payment in order to resolve accusations that it used the Patient Access Network Foundation charity to pay illegal kickbacks to Medicare patients between 2012 and 2016, covering their costs for its prescription drugs. The actions allegedly violated the False Claims Act. Pfizer, which has entered a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services, said the settlement did not constitute an admission of liability.