根据"虚假索赔法" (False Claims Act, 2006-2022) 实施联邦制药欺诈执法
Liam Bendicksen1, Aaron S Kesselheim1, C Joseph Ross Daval1
1Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Journal of health politics, policy and law
|October 6, 2023
概括
虚假索赔法 (FCA) 被用来惩罚制药欺诈,但制药公司的欺诈仍然很高. 需要新的预防策略来保护公共卫生和医疗保健系统.
科学领域:
- 卫生政策 卫生政策
- 制药法 制药法 制药法
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 虚假索赔法 (FCA) 是美国联邦政府用来起诉欺诈联邦计划的制药公司的主要法律工具.
- 根据FCA的执法行动旨在收回向药品制造商支付的不当款项.
研究的目的:
- 分析2006年至2022年期间根据"虚假索赔法"提起的制药欺诈诉讼.
- 确定最常涉及涉嫌欺诈的药物类别和欺诈活动的类型.
主要方法:
- 司法部从2006年到2022年的新闻稿进行了系统的搜索,发现了针对制药公司的欺诈行为.
- 世界卫生组织的解剖治疗分类指数被用来分类涉及的药物类别.
主要成果:
- 六家制造商在2006-2022财年期间占FCA总支付的28%以上.
- 神经系统和心血管药物最常涉及到欺诈指控.
- 对神经系统药物的不当推广以及对心血管,抗瘤和食道/代谢药物的回扣是常见的指控.
结论:
- 尽管有众多的和解和罚款,但制药欺诈仍然存在很高的比例.
- 替代性欺诈预防方法对于保护卫生系统和公共卫生至关重要.
- 政策应将有效的欺诈执法与预防性公共卫生法规相结合.
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