SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 29, 1999



                           Curative Health Services, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 Minnesota                       000-19370                   41-1503914
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


 150 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY                             11788-5145
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)


 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (516)232-7000



                                 NOT APPLICABLE
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5. Other Events.

The Company and its officers and directors have been named as defendants in 
three class actions pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District 
of New York alleging securities fraud claims under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934.  The three securities class action cases follow the disclosure on April
9, 1999 that the U.S. Department of Justice had joined in a "whistleblower" 
lawsuit charging the Company with Medicare fraud.  The Plaintiffs essentially 
are asserting that the Company materially overstated its earnings by knowingly 
failing to disclose its purportedly improper contractual charges to hospitals.

The Company, itself, is neither a provider nor a supplier participating in the
Medicare program.  The Company has entered into contracts with more than 170 
hospitals for its services in managing Wound Care Centers.  The Company believes
its charges, to the hospitals, are fair market value for the services
that it furnishes.  

The Company will defend itself vigorously in the securities class actions.  The
Company believes that it has made appropriate and timely disclosure concerning
the facts, which are the subject of the "whistleblower" lawsuit.




Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (a)(b) No financial  statements or proforma financial  information
               filed herein.

        (c)    No exhibits are filed as part of this Report.


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                                   SIGNATURES



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                     Curative Health Services, Inc.
                                    (Registrant)


                                     
 Date:  April 29, 1999               By:  /s/  John C. Prior
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                                     John C. Prior
                                     Senior Vice President/Finance and CFO
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                               ------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 29, 1999

                           Curative Health Services, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Minnesota                       000-19370                   41-1503914
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)

 150 Motor Parkway Hauppauge, NY                             11788-5145
(Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip code)

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (516)232-7000

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5. Other Events.

The Company and its officers and directors have been named as defendants in 
three class actions pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District 
of New York alleging securities fraud claims under the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934.  The three securities class action cases follow the disclosure on April
9, 1999 that the U.S. Department of Justice had joined in a "whistleblower" 
lawsuit charging the Company with Medicare fraud.  The Plaintiffs essentially 
are asserting that the Company materially overstated its earnings by knowingly 
failing to disclose its purportedly improper contractual charges to hospitals.

The Company, itself, is neither a provider nor a supplier participating in the
Medicare program.  The Company has entered into contracts with more than 170 
hospitals for its services in managing Wound Care Centers.  The Company believes
its charges, to the hospitals, are fair market value for the services
that it furnishes.  

The Company will defend itself vigorously in the securities class actions.  The
Company believes that it has made appropriate and timely disclosure concerning
the facts, which are the subject of the "whistleblower" lawsuit.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (a)(b) No financial  statements or proforma financial  information
               filed herein.

        (c)    No exhibits are filed as part of this Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                     Curative Health Services, Inc.
                                    (Registrant)

                                     
 Date:  April 29, 1999               By:  /s/  John C. Prior
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                                     John C. Prior
                                     Senior Vice President/Finance and CFO