on February 21, 2025, 9:41 am
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Cardinal Health, Inc. PAC
Distributes medical products and pharmaceuticals.
Role in the Opioid Epidemic
Multiple legal settlements have demonstrated Cardinale Health's role in the US Opioid epidemic, though the company never admitted wrongdoing:
December 2016: Cardinal Health settled for $44 million for violations of the Controlled Substances Act brought in allegations from United States Attorneys in districts from Maryland, New York, Florida and Washington.[41]
July 2021: Cardinal Health agreed to pay $6.4 billion to settle thousands of US lawsuits. They were one of four companies to pay $26 billion, including Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson.[42][21]
May 2022: Settled a derivative suit on behalf of shareholders for $124 million.[43]
August 2024: Settlement with various health plans including insurers and third-party payers for $92.7 million.[44]
August 2024: Settlement with the City of Baltimore for $152.5 million.
Molina Healthcare, Inc. PAC
The company provides health insurance to individuals through government programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
A 2023 report investigating "High Rates of Prior Authorization Denials" reported that Molina Healthcare's Medicaid plans for financially vulnerable people had some of the highest denial percentages in the country.[51][52] It was reported, that Molina Healthcare operated plans that denied medical care under requests for prior authorization of services in more than 25% of cases in 2019. About 2.7 million people were enrolled in these plans at the time, while another 8.4 million people were enrolled in plans with denial rates higher than average at 15-25%. Some plans had even higher denial rates, as their Illinois plan 41% of requests.
Live Nation Entertainment, INC.
Live Nation/Ticketmaster is the largest entertainment company in the world.
Represents Beyoncé.. go figure.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
An American Defense and Aerospace Engineer
On December 20, 2014, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit paying $27.5 million to finalize allegations that it had knowingly overbilled taxpayers for work performed by company staff who did not hold the relevant essential qualifications for the contract.
I speak American English, so my pronunciation sounds like, “I” RAN and “I” RACK. Carte blanche
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