Kroger Specialty Pharmacy Holdings
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Kroger Specialty Pharmacy Holdings for healthcare fraud. Penalty: $4.5 million.
Details
Kroger Specialty Pharmacy Holdings — OIG Enforcement (2010)
OIG took enforcement action against Kroger Specialty Pharmacy Holdings in 2010 involving healthcare fraud violations in the Independent Pharmacies sector.
Penalty: $4.5 million
Violation types: Healthcare Fraud
Entity type: Pharmacy
Penalty type: Fine
Source: Kroger Specialty Pharmacy Holdings Agreed to Pay $4.4 Million for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Services by an Unlicensed Pharmacy and by Retaining Over
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