Kmart To Pay $2.55M For FCA Fraud
- October 23, 2013 by Qui Tam
- Federal False Claims Act, Healthcare
The Kmart discount chain, in order to settle False Claims Act complaints, has agreed to pay $2.55 million.
Kmart violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid, the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, and other health programs for all drugs included in a prescription in cases when it dispensed only part of the prescribed drugs. The other drugs were returned to inventory.
The whistleblower in this case, an ex-Kmart pharmacist, will receive a $310,000 reward.
For more information, please see:
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/10/21/2743861/kmart-settles-drug-billing-charges.html