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GlaxoSmithKline Settles Fraud Case for Record $3B

It's the largest penalty ever paid by a health care company in US

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 2, 2012 11:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – GlaxoSmithKline is about to set a new record: It's paying $3 billion in what government officials say is the largest health care fraud settlement in US history, the AP reports. The company will plead guilty to charges related to three drugs, the Justice Department... Read full story »

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GlaxoSmithKline Settles Fraud Case for Record $3B

It's the largest penalty ever paid by a health care company in US

health care • fraud • GlaxoSmithKline • Avandia • Paxil • Wellbutrin • healthcare

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