Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Doctors Accused of Taking Pharmaceutical Bribes

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has accused a handful of Tallahassee doctors who they say enjoyed lavish parties and took thousands of dollars in kickbacks from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., the Tampa Bay Timesreports.  The lawsuit says the doctors defrauded Medicaid by overprescribing Novartis drugs. 
 

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.