Kindred breaks with PharMerica, plans to partner with Omnicare
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2013
Kindred Healthcare will split with pharmacy partner PharMerica and join forces with Omnicare at the end of 2013, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Kindred teams with Omnicare, splits with skilled nursing pharmacy PharMerica
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 24, 2013
Major long-term care provider Kindred Healthcare will split with its current pharmacy partner, PharMerica, and team with the sector’s largest pharmacy, Omnicare, at the end of 2013, according to...
Judge denies Omnicare’s ‘untimely’ motion to disqualify whistleblower in nursing home...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 19, 2013
Omnicare has failed to disqualify a whistleblower who alleges the long-term care pharmacy paid kickbacks to nursing homes, ruled a district court judge.
Judge dismisses claims of ‘nationwide’ Medicare fraud in Omnicare antipsychotics case
By
McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2013
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face charges that it engaged in “nationwide” Medicare fraud for off-label antipsychotics prescriptions, a federal judge recently ruled. However, the...
Amgen pays $25 million to settle whistleblower case over kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2013
Biotechnology company Amgen will pay $24.9 million in a settlement over whistleblower allegations that the company paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies to increase the use of an anemia drug in nursing...
MDI Achieve announces pharmacy integration
Feb 27, 2013
MDI Achieve announced that MatrixCare is now integrated with several leading pharmacy service firms. These include Omnicare, PharMerica, and FrameworkLTC.
Walgreens back in the long-term care market, sort of
Jan 16, 2013
With more vendors targeting the hospice market, two drug giants appear ready to face off. Walgreens left the institutional-pharmacy business in 2010, of which hospice pharmacy is a part, in a deal with...
New pharmacy player has big plans
Oct 17, 2012
The parent company of Golden Living officially launched AlixaRx with predictions it could become a $250 million per year business within 18 months.
Plans for massive long-term care pharmacy provider unveiled; AlixaRx launches
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 12, 2012
Executives tied to one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains say a new institutional pharmacy model they unveiled this week could soon become the market’s No. 3 player. The parent group...
David fights on after long-term care Goliath decides to bow out
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2012
The headlines were big. Really big. And they involved a long-term care corporate giant settling yet another lawsuit. But they didn’t tell the story I really wanted to know about. And that you probably...