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THE BATTALION
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Indian tribe accused of
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MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP)
—A wealthy Indian tribe that runs the
world’s largest casino abused a gov
ernment health program intended for
American Indians by dispensing $5.8
million in discounted prescription
drugs to its non*fndian casino em
ployees, a federal audit says.
In response, the federal Indian
Health Service said it will review all
prescription drug contracts with
tribes across the country.
The audit found that 82 percent of
the drugs dispensed under the pro
gram by the Mashantucket Pequot’s
pharmacy in 1998 and 1999 went to
ineligible patients. The service said it
will instruct the Mashantuckets to
stop the practice.
Tribal spokesman Arthur Henick
said Monday that the Mashantuckets
disagree with the audit’s conclusions
and may appeal to top health officials
in Washington. He said there are no
immediate plans to scale back the
drug program, which he said allows
the tribe to provide prescription med
icine at no cost to its employees. .
The Mashantuckets run Fox-
woods Resort Casino, which makes
upwards of $1 million a day in gam
bling revenue. There is no suggestion
the tribe profits directly from the sale
of the drugs. However, on its Web
site, Boxwoods touts its “no-cost pre
scription program with onsite deliv
ery” as a job benefit.
Health officials expressed concern
that including non-Indians who work
in tribal businesses could jeopardize
the future of the drug discount, which
some poorer tribes count on for af
fordable prescription medicines.
“Evidence of program abuse
could prompt Congress to reconsid
er the future of discounted drug pro
grams, which would ultimately affect
the millions of federal beneficiaries
who now depend upon them for their
health care,” June Gibbs Brown, the
U.S. Health and Human Services De
partment’s inspector general, wrote
in an Aug. 17 memo to the head of
the Indian Health Service. Brown’s
office conducted the audit, which
The Associated Press located on the
inspector general’s Website.
Under the Veterans Health Care
Act of 1992. the Veterans Affairs De
partment, the Pentagon, the Coast
Guard and the Public Health Service
ees at its casino, hotels, restait
and museum. Together with tfej
pendents, about 22,000 peoplfj
most all of them non-Indians,I
covered under the tribe’s prescti?|
drug plan, auditors said.
Auditors said that because:!
are at least 40 drug stores wife
miles of the reservation, the tribe,
not claim a lack of alternative
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6<. ;
* Evidence of pro
gram abuse could
prompt Congress
to reconsider the
future of discount
ed drug programs”
— June Gibbs Brown
U.S. Health and Human Services
Department inspector general
are entitled to buy drugs from sup
pliers at deeply discounted rates —
often less than 50 percent the regular
price. The Indian Health Service, a
unit of the Public Health Service, ex
tends this service to tribes that have
“self-determination contracts” with
the government.
Tribes can then provide the dis
counted drugs to their own members.
But the law says the drugs may be
dispensed to non-Indians only if
“there are no reasonable alternative
health services available.”
The Mashantucket tribe has about
600 members, plus 12,000 employ-
prah
guabl
services. P owe
The auditors also dismisse:|| entia P ei!
tribe’s contention that the i,f a ^ ew P co I
Health Service was aware ofibh, pow<
tice of selling drugs to non-kf 6 P 11 ^ 10 an
saying that even if it weretn;* stwoll ^' n '
health service does not havec;P es0 ^ t * le P
thority to approve it. ■ntrey doe:
Casino employees said the trM )ut ^'ulre
prescription drug benefit wasii:.® n y P l, 61ic
ally generous and would be purees to ha
missed. iH*' ves :
Leo Jackson, a shuttle busii'B^ , ' I1 * re y '■
who said he lost his medicah esI people in
age while employed at Electric net wo
in Groton years ago, said kBnfrey has <
quires three prescriptions fore four yeai
treatment. whe world';
“There’s no way I could afforifrah Winfre
pay even for part of this stuffl )eicent of hei
to take,” Jackson said. "1 don'll ifect her abi
what Ell do if the plan disappe; >|people in r
Henick said the Mashantude Winfrey does
not consider the inspector gent Jlrson for the
report the final word on the mar slin average
"The tribe has been able topi This kind <
vide one of the best health plai lei more univ
the region for its employees,"He an television,
said. “We’re going to continuet!
News in Brief
Vitamin makers settle price
fixing lawsuit for $442 million
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Six foreign vitamin companies
agreed to pay $442 million to settle a lawsuit alleg
ing they conspired to fix prices, Wisconsin’s attorney
general announced Tuesday.
The lawsuit alleged the companies, which produce
vitamin pills and supplements for fortified foods and
agricultural feed, met in secret to fix prices.
The companies will pay $335 million to 21
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whom we consider part of the A] is broadcc
for purposes of health care.” ftrldwide. SI
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believe the alleged abuse ma) ft final S ay ir
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states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Riccj^ lmvevC1- '
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dictions will be eligible to participate in a separat^dged to rel
$107 million claim fund. meaningful si
F. Hoffmann-La Roche of Switzerland; BASF of Lonmin, her. su
many; Aventis of France; and Japanese compatyinfrey'Stepp
Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., Eisai Co. and (vision market,
ichi Pharmaceutical Co. took part in the settleme'4
Four former executives of BASF and Hoffman ®!
Roche agreed earlier this year to plead guilty,f
fines and serve time in U.S. prisons for schemif
to fix vitamin prices.
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