Walgreens Settles Allegations of Submitting Inflated Prices to Medicaid Programs
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Walgreens has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it submitted inflated prices for generic medications to Massachusetts and Georgia Medicaid programs between 2008 and 2023. This is part of a broader trend of False Claims Act settlements in the healthcare industry, with the government recovering $2.9 billion in the fiscal year.
March 27, 2025 | 11:45 pm
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