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CVS Health is facing a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit over its prescription painkiller sales during the opioid epidemic.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has attacked his 2026 primary challenger, former CVS executive Helena Foulkes, over her role at the company.

Despite the criticism, McKee's administration has continued and extended state contracts with CVS worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Foulkes' campaign accuses McKee of hypocrisy for attacking CVS while continuing to do business with the company.

CVS Health's prescription painkiller sales put the Woonsocket-based company in hot water with the U.S. Justice Department and at the center of Gov. Dan McKee 's case against his 2026 primary challenger, former CVS executive Helena Foulkes .

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