Attorney General Josh Stein Sues Opioid Manufacturer Insys Over Medicaid Concerns
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The complaint alleges that Insys paid kickbacks to entice doctors and nurse practitioners to prescribe Subsys to patients. These kickbacks ranged from speaker payments for phony speeches and jobs for family members and friends to lavish meals and entertainment. The complaint also alleges that Insys employees pushed prescribers to prescribe Subsys for patients who were not diagnosed with cancer, and lied to insurance companies about patient diagnoses to obtain Medicare and TRICARE reimbursements for Subsys prescriptions.
"In a reckless pursuit of profits, Insys used speaker fees to reward doctors for prescribing a powerful, addictive opioid to North Carolinians," said Attorney General Stein. "They helped fuel a national opioid crisis that's taken the lives of millions of Americans, and they cheated taxpayers. I will do everything in my power to hold Insys accountable."
Attorney General Stein previously sued Insys over its marketing of Subsys under
Alongside the states' joint intervention complaint,
Joining Attorney General Stein in the states' intervention complaint filed in the Central District of
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