NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical company, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a more than $200 million prescription drug rebate fraud scheme involving several entities, including some with ties to Nashville.
The suit accuses the defendants of operating under the guise of a prescription cost-sharing program for members of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC).
The company claims the defendants purchased large quantities of Trulicity, a diabetes medication, through DrugPlace locations in Florida and Tennessee, then sought rebates by saying that the medication had been dispensed to patients…