Kmart Settles Prescription Drugs Overbilling Allegations With $2.55M

Kmart has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.55M to resolve allegations it overbilled government health insurance programs by only partially filling beneficiaries’ prescriptions, according to a Michigan Public Radio report.

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The False Claims Act suit was led by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the federal government, 30 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to the report.

According to a Toledo Blade report, the initial allegations were made by a whistle-blower who used to work in a Kmart pharmacy. He will receive $310,000 of the settlement.

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