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Former Union City Pharmacy At Center Of $65M Scam, Authorities Say Former Union City Pharmacy At Center Of $65M Scam, Authorities Say
Former Union City Pharmacy At Center Of $65M Scam, Authorities Say A pharmacy in Union City and another one in the Bronx netted nearly $100 million combined through fraud, kickbacks and other illicit means, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said Monday.  Prime Aid Pharmacy established relationships with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to receive reimbursements for medications, including specialized medicines. The PBMs acted as a go-between with Medicare and Medicaid and Prime Aid, authorities said.  Starting a decade ago, principals connected with Prime began paying bribes and kickbacks to physicians and physicians' employees to bolster business …

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by Paul Milo