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Texas announces $34M AstraZeneca settlement over Medicaid scheme
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk Joseph Rowe , as published by FOX 4 KDFW (Dallas-Fort Worth)
· June 29, 2026
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Texas is recovering nearly $34 million from AstraZeneca to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical giant used an illegal kickback scheme to improperly influence Medicaid prescriptions.
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What is this story about? Texas is recovering nearly $34 million from AstraZeneca to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical giant used an illegal kickback scheme to improperly influence Medicaid prescriptions.
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