Summary: Oak Street Health, a subsidiary of CVS Health Inc agreed to settle for $60 million following allegations of False Claims Act violation by paying kickbacks to third-party insurance agents for patient referrals. The settlement also resolves claims brought under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act by Joseph Stinson.
Full articleSummary: Oak Street Health, a subsidiary of CVS Health Inc, agreed to settle for $60 million in Medicare kickback violations under False Claims Act. The claims involved paying kickbacks to third-party insurance agents to recruit seniors, leading to false Medicare submissions.
Full articleSummary: Vectura Fertin Pharma, an affiliate of Philip Morris International, has sold UK-based Vectura Group to Molex Asia Holdings, with upfront cash consideration of £150m and potential deferred payments of up to £148m. The remaining units of Vectura Fertin Pharma will focus on developing and commercializing oral consumer health and wellness offerings and inhaled prescription products.
Full articleSummary: Vectura Fertin Pharma, Inc., an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM), announces the sale of its subsidiary Vectura Group Ltd. (Vectura) to Molex Asia.
Full articleSummary: Eli Lilly and Co. are accused of infringing on a patent held by Purdue Research Foundation to treat cancer with a drug developed by Point Biopharma, resulting in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court. Other companies like Endocyte Inc. and Novartis are also involved in the lawsuit.
Full articleSummary: Analysts gave neutral ratings to Charles Schwab, United Bankshares, and First Interstate Bancsystem, indicating a lack of bullish or bearish sentiment.
Full articleSummary: The construction of Intel's Fab 29 module 1 and module 2 near Magdeburg, Germany, has been delayed due to pending EU subsidy approval and the necessity to remove black soil, with a new start time expected in May 2025. The delay may impact the fab's readiness to produce Intel's client PC products by 2028 or later, pushing potential production start date to 2029-2030.
Full articleSummary: IBM's Red Hat subsidiary is facing a lawsuit alleging anti-white and anti-male discrimination following revelations of discriminatory practices as part of their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Full articleSummary: America First Legal, led by Stephen Miller, files a lawsuit against IBM subsidiary Red Hat for alleged anti-white, anti-male discrimination in violation of Civil Rights laws.
Full articleSummary: Top executives at Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp advocate for clarifying rules on energy subsidies to drive large-scale investments needed to fight climate change and express concerns about uncertainties and restrictive rules hampering investments in green technologies. They also advocate for global, market-based systems to encourage deployment of climate friendly energy technologies.
Full articleSummary: Charter Communications faces headwinds due to drying up of broadband subsidy funding, resulting in larger-than-expected broadband subscriber losses in Q1. Various brokerages provide differing projections ranging from $300 to $490 for Charter Communications' stock price.
Full articleSummary: Charter Communications Inc. missed profit estimates, reported steeper customer losses than predicted, and warned of more user drop-offs due to the expected expiration of a federal broadband subsidy.
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