GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has confidentially settled another lawsuit in California related to its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac, just weeks before the case was due to be heard in court. This is part of a series of settlements to end allegations that Zantac caused cancer. The settlement comes after GSK previously inked another Zantac settlement ahead of trial in California. In other news, Providence health care system in Washington is refunding nearly $21 million and forgiving nearly $137 million in medical payments, totaling $158 million, after an agreement following a lawsuit by the Attorney General.
Providence to forgive $137 million in medical payments, refund $20 million to patients after agreement https://t.co/v1F2mZcxDT
Providence to distribute over $20 M in refunds, $130 M in debt relief after AG lawsuit https://t.co/snW3MNuBEP
Under the agreement, Providence hospitals must refund or forgive nearly $158 million in care to Washington patients. https://t.co/AWFExZbtUO
Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills. https://t.co/UmNotf9uLs
After a Washington state lawsuit, Providence health care system is erasing or refunding $158 million in medical bills. https://t.co/HRsytyj4uM
NEW: Providence hospitals in WA must provide $158 million in refunds and debt relief to patients who should have been offered free or discounted medical care. https://t.co/gKLMNh4KsC
GSK inks another Zantac settlement ahead of trial in California https://t.co/Uf3XjCtGKJ
Inside the movement by cities to cancel $418 million in medical debt (and counting). https://t.co/KCAn9ozaqM
Massachusetts is receiving $8 million from yet another opioid settlement after a marketing firm was accused of pushing doctors to prescribe Purdue Pharma's opioids to more patients. https://t.co/jccJU0dNaS
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GSK settles another Zantac lawsuit in California https://t.co/nHbP6qS6wZ https://t.co/fprW3O16rT
GSK settles a US lawsuit on Zantac, the heartburn medicine, just weeks before the case was due to be heard in a court in California https://t.co/8mIOWfPOak
⚠️ GSK CONFIDENTIALLY SETTLES ANOTHER ZANTAC LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA (Reuters) GSK said on Thursday it agreed to confidentially settle one more lawsuit in California that alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the latest in a series of settlements to end… https://t.co/kCpNFGhfiI