Accountability, Innovation, and Access Across Care | TWIRx

About this episode

This episode covers significant news in pharmacy, including a healthcare fraud case and oncology leadership developments.

This Week in Pharmacy 04-10-2026Sponsored by Outcomes and Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC)On this episode of This Week in Pharmacy, we dig into another high-impact week across the profession with TWIRx news, practice transformation, oncology leadership, pediatric research innovation, and a look ahead to one of specialty pharmacy’s biggest gatherings of the year.This week’s episode is powered by our sponsors, Outcomes and Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC), organizations continuing to support independent pharmacy innovation, patient engagement, and pharmacy performance.In the TWIRx News segment, we cover four important stories shaping the national conversation in pharmacy.First, we discuss the federal fraud case involving a Dearborn Heights pharmacy owner who pleaded guilty in a $1.9 million health care fraud scheme. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Rabih Hamdan admitted to conspiring to submit false claims for prescription drugs that were either medically unnecessary or never actually dispensed, impacting Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Federal prosecutors say the fraudulent claims totaled at least $1.9 million over a five-year…

Topics covered

• pharmacy news
• healthcare fraud
• oncology leadership
• pediatric research
• specialty pharmacy

Keywords

• pharmacy
• healthcare fraud
• oncology
• pediatrics
• specialty pharmacy
• HOPA
• innovation

Sponsors

Outcomes, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC)

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Department of Justice, Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

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