tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 29

Physician Notes: Sell Free Samples, And You Could Be Sampling Prison Food

Cranston, RI physician Wallace E. Gonsalves admitted to regularly selling Anthony Albanese, owner of Cameron's Pharmacy, free prescription drug samples manufacturers had given to the doctor. Albanese included the samples in prescriptions sold at the store and billed health insurers, including Medicaid. Both defendants face prison terms and must pay the government and insurers $431,410.   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services added two more drugs to those covered under the Medicare Replacement Drug Demonstration program, aimed at patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other serious diseases. The program provides savings of up to 90...

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