Texas Medicaid
Coverage of Texas Medicaid in the Nexus archive.
- STAT+: AstraZeneca to pay $34 million to settle kickback charges filed by Texas attorney general
AstraZeneca agreed to pay $34 million to settle claims that the company paid kickbacks through a free network of nurses and insurance support services to boost prescriptions in Texas Medicaid. The state alleged these actions led to unauthorized reimbursements under the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act.
- Largest children’s hospital in US to open ‘detransition clinic’ after $10M settlement with Trump DOJ, state
Texas Children's Hospital agreed to stop administering puberty blockers to children and pay $10 million in penalties after a probe by the US Department of Justice and the state of Texas. The hospital will also open a 'detransition clinic' to provide medical care to patients who underwent gender-transition procedures. The settlement includes the firing of five doctors who performed gender transition surgeries on children.