Walgreens to Pay $106 Million to Settle Allegations It Submitted False Payment Claims for Prescriptions

Walgreens to Pay $106 Million to Settle Allegations It Submitted False Payment Claims for Prescriptions
A Walgreens store in Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 9, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.

The settlement announced on Friday resolves whistleblower lawsuits filed by the U.S Justice Department in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked in Walgreens’ pharmacy operation.