Health insurance giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay $165.6 million to Texas to resolve claims that it overcharged the state's Medicaid program for pharmacy services.
It's the biggest known payout by the nation's largest Medicaid insurer over its drug pricing practices. The deal was signed July 11 but hadn't been publicly announced until Monday after KHN obtained a copy of the settlement through a Texas public records request and began asking questions.
The agreement makes Texas at least the 12th state to settle pharmacy billing claims with St. Louis-based Centene.
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