PBM services and manages specialty pharmacy benefits across nearly all of United Healthcares businesses, as well as for external employer groups, union trusts, managed care organizations, Medicare-contracted plans, Medicaid plans and TPAs, including for pharmacy benefit services, mail service only, rebate services only and network services.
"I didn't like that commingling of service and rebates," Mr. Hardy said.
"Dell has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates".
"Dell has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct, including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates," Justice Joseph C. Teresi said in his decision.
The online manager also connects users with energy-efficient products, services and rebates through the NYSEG Smart Solutions website.
EBMUD's Water Smart Center includes free water-conservation items, such as low-flow shower heads and residential services and rebates.
The move comes after New York State Judge Joseph Teresi ruled that the PC maker had engaged in "misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct," that included false advertising, fraudulent financing schemes, and failure to provide warranty services and rebates.
Earlier this year Coupons.com went public with its online coupon and rebate service.
Known as "flipping", it usually involved the sale and resale of cars, trucks or heavy building equipment such as bulldozers, and the fraudulent claiming of a goods and services tax (GST) rebate on each transaction.
The state will also make a case that Dell's customer service, warranties and rebates weren't as good as advertised.
