Star Tribune article on Walgreens Settlement

September 30, 2008  

The Star Tribune has an article about the Walgreens settlement.

From the article:

Walgreens has paid the United States and Minnesota and three other states nearly $10 million to resolve allegations of falsely billing Medicaid, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday, with some of that money going to two Twin Cities pharmacists who turned in the industry giant.

The United States initiated the investigation in response to a lawsuit brought by pharmacists Daniel Bieurance and Neil Thompson.

As a result of the settlement, the pharmacists will divide $1.44 million out of the $9.9 million recovery.

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