Judge Finds Fraud Claims Against Pharmacy Owners Are Sufficiently Pleaded

(January 9, 2018, 3:08 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — A pharmacy benefits management company sufficiently accused two pharmacy owners of willfully submitting fraudulent bills for prescription drugs and compounds that contained ingredients not covered by insurance to obtain more than $1 million, a federal judge in Missouri ruled Dec. 29 in denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss (Express Scripts Inc., et al. v. Pharmland LLC, No. 15CV1251, E.D. Mo., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213126)....