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Senators ask Justice Department to investigate EpiPen maker

By Robert King
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Senators ask Justice Department to investigate EpiPen maker

A trio of senators are pressing for the Justice Department to investigate if Mylan defrauded a Medicaid rebate program with its EpiPen.

The senators wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch Wednesday that people want to know whether the generic drug maker violated federal law and “diverted millions of dollars from U.S. taxpayers.” While lawmakers have been raising the issue, it is the first request for the Department of Justice to investigate.

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