NY-AG v. Walgreen Co.

Walgreen Co. allegedly violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid at rates higher than its usual and customary rates for certain prescription drugs. Walgreens appears to have submitted claims to the states’ Medicaid programs in which it identified U&C prices for certain prescription drugs sold through the Prescription Savings Club program that were higher than what Walgreens actually charged for those drugs. According to NY-AG, in doing so, Walgreens obtained more money in reimbursements from the States’ Medicaid program for sales of such drugs than it was entitled to receive.

Summary generated from official New York Attorney General press release