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Texas announces $34M AstraZeneca settlement over Medicaid scheme
By Joseph Rowe at FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW)
· June 29, 2026
· 1 min read
Texas is recovering nearly $34 million from AstraZeneca to settle allegations that the pharmaceutical giant used an illegal kickback scheme to improperly influence Medicaid prescriptions.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 29, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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