HEALTHSTORY 1087· JUNE 29, 2026

AstraZeneca to Pay $34 Million to Settle Texas Medicaid Kickback Claims

AstraZeneca agreed to pay $34 million to settle allegations brought by the Texas attorney general that the pharmaceutical company paid kickbacks to improperly influence prescriptions covered by Texas Medicaid. The settlement resolves…

NDNewsDialy Desk2 MIN READAAPL

SOURCE

statnews.com

← PREVIOUS STORY 1086Two Corrections Officers Freed After Inmate Takeover at North Carolina Detention Center NEXT STORY 1088 →Simplicity Group Acquires Benefit Planning, Inc. and Adds Bob Muzikowski as Partner

Keep reading

More from the desk.

09HEALTH

A rare genetic variant raises lung cancer risk 25-fold in people who have never smoked

Researchers have identified a rare genetic variant tied to a 25-fold increase in lung cancer odds among people who have never smoked, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. A genetic variant is a small, inherited…

health2 MIN

38HEALTH

Pennsylvania records fourth measles death, an 18-year-old from Mifflin County

Pennsylvania has now reported a fourth death connected to measles. The latest was an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, in the center of the state, who died from acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a rare and severe neurological…

health1 MIN

50HEALTH

Novartis shares drop 11% on drug failure as biosimilar gap threatens $200 billion in savings

A failed clinical trial wiped nearly $30 billion from Novartis's market value this week after shares fell 11% in a single session, erasing all the gains the stock had made since the start of the year. The drug that failed, del-desiran, was…

health2 MIN

Tomorrow · 06:00

Start tomorrow already ahead.

Five stories, a two-minute read, zero noise — the world before your first coffee.

Get the 6AM brief Back to the desk