KWMU's general manager Wente gets terminated
Last Monday, a press release from the University of Missouri-St. Louis stated that employment of KWMU's general manager Patricia Wente was terminated by Chancellor George.
The termination, according to the release, came after "a review of financial and management issues raised by current and past employees and outside auditors" was made.
The station's management had been under review by the University and auditors from PriceWaterhouse for approximately a month before Wente's termination.
The National Public Radio affiliate located in room 104 of Lucas Hall will be temporarily run by Mike Dunn, general manager, KBIA, University of Missouri-Columbia's public radio station.
Dunn, who has been with KBIA for 22 years will serving KWMU as interim general manager until the position has been filled. Currently, the university is searching the nation for a replacement for Wente.
Express Scripts to pay $9.5 million
Tueday, May 27, Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefits manager headquartered at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance and Discontinuance, according a press release on the company's Web site at http://www.express-scripts.com.
"The agreement resolves an investigation initiated in 2004 and which did not result in litigation by the Attorneys General against the Company," the release stated.
The company does not admit to the assertions made by the Attorneys General of 28 states and the District of Columbia.
$9.3 million of the $9.5 million total the company will pay is to be apportioned among the states and the District of Columbia.
$200,000 will be allocated for payments to patients "for physician visits and tests related to drug switches between brand statin drugs." These payments are not to exceed $25 each and all payments will not effect the company's results for the second quarter of 2008, according to the release.
Be the first to comment on this article!