Mount Sinai claims CVS stole $121M in federal prescription cash for poor New Yorkers: fraud suit

Nypost · May 21, 2026 · 447 words · By Peter Senzamici

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Mount Sinai claims CVS stole $121M in federal prescription cash for poor New Yorkers: fraud suit See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Mount Sinai claims CVS stole $121M in federal prescription cash for poor New Yorkers: fraud suit See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleMount Sinai is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of a $121 million racketeering scheme that siphoned federal prescription drug cash meant for the city’s poorest patients.

Common ground

The sprawling hospital system claims CVS orchestrated a “secret pricing scheme” to pocket massive savings afforded by the federal 340B drug discount program, according to a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “While the hospital system’s contract with CVS allows for audits, the company has “refused” to provide the data, Mount Sinai claims in its filing.”

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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing a biblical site in Egypt and unrelated employment contracts. No evidence was found regarding Mount Sinai's audit requests to CVS.

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web search NEUTRAL — The biblical site of Mount Sinai in Egypt is at the heart of an unholy row over plans to build a huge new tourism project.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c707kx2nk7go

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web search NEUTRAL — A 23-year-old woman from Manipur has alleged that she was subjected to harassment and physical assault on several occasions by her employers at the IIM campus here, police said on Monday.
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Claim 2: “Even congress is reviewing the circa-1992 program, holding hearings over concerns that, instead of helping safety-net hospitals and clinics, it has become a profit center for big medical systems.”

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While the evidence confirms that Congress holds hearings in general, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results that Congress is currently reviewing the 340B program specifically because it has become a 'profit center' for medical systems.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Representatives, and an up…
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web search NEUTRAL — For its annual sessions, Congress developed the committee system to facilitate its consideration of the various items of business that arise. Each house of Congress has a number of standing (permanent…
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web search NEUTRAL — Much of this hearing focused on the Paycheck Protection Program. While many nonprofits have benefited from this fund, implementation has been rocky for nonprofits, and larger nonprofits that greatly e…
https://www.goodwill.org/blog/advocate/congress-is-holding-h…

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Claim 3: “The federal 340B program was originally meant to help safety-net hospitals — or healthcare centers that provide care regardless of a patients’ ability to pay — purchase drugs at steep discounts.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the 340B program provides drug discounts to safety-net hospitals to help them serve low-income and uninsured patients.

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Claim 4: “The hospital charges that CVS terminated their pharmacy agreement “in retaliation for uncovering the fraudulent scheme.””

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The provided evidence discusses DOJ lawsuits against CVS and a nurse's termination, but contains no information regarding Mount Sinai alleging retaliation for uncovering a fraudulent scheme.

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web search NEUTRAL — The government alleged that from October 2013 to the present, CVS knowingly filled prescriptions for controlled substances that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were not valid, and/or were not iss…
https://www.policymed.com/2025/02/doj-sues-cvs-alleging-viol…

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web search NEUTRAL — NHIS suspends three pharmacies in Weija, Ablekuma, Amasaman over alleged fraud and irregular claims.The NHIA stated that these irregularities have raised a reasonable suspicion of fraud and abuse unde…
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web search NEUTRAL — 31, 2021, CVS terminated Strader for not prescribing contraceptives. After she was fired, the company claimed she never requested a religious accommodation and that accommodating her would cause CVS a…
https://cbn.com/news/us/christian-nurse-settles-cvs-alleging…

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Claim 5: “Mount Sinai is suing pharmacy giant CVS, accusing it of a $121 million racketeering scheme that siphoned federal prescription drug cash meant for the city’s poorest patients.”

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One web search result explicitly confirms that Mount Sinai accused CVS of racketeering and fraud involving $121 million in federal drug funds. However, no other independent news sources were provided in the evidence to corroborate this specific lawsuit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prabhjot Singh (born August 20, 1982) is an American scientist, physician and healthcare researcher. He is associate professor in the Departments of Health System Design and Global Health and Medicine…
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Claim 6: “The sprawling hospital system claims CVS orchestrated a “secret pricing scheme” to pocket massive savings afforded by the federal 340B drug discount program, according to a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court.”

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The provided evidence for claim 0 mentions the lawsuit, but the specific 'secret pricing scheme' detail is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence set. Other CVS lawsuits mentioned in the evidence (Louisiana, PBM collusion) are unrelated to the Mount Sinai 340B claim.

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Claim 7: “The complicated structure allowed CVS to allegedly conceal that skimming — totaling more than $121 million in drug savings since 2020 that should have gone to Mount Sinai, the suit claims.”

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One web search result confirms the $121 million figure and the allegation that CVS improperly withheld funds from the federal program. No other independent sources corroborate this specific amount or the 'skimming' claim.

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Claim 8: “A recent report claims the elite hospital is already engorged from the federally funded “boondoggle,” pocketing over half a billion dollars last year alone through the 340B program — with revenue skyrocketing an astonishing 846% in just the last five years.”

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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of 'reports' and how to write them. There is no evidence provided regarding Mount Sinai's 340B revenue or an 846% increase.

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web search NEUTRAL — Reports present adequate information on various aspects of the business. All the skills and the knowledge of the professionals are communicated through reports. Reports help the top line in decision m…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of REPORT is common talk or an account spread by common talk : rumor. How to use report in a sentence.
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