The U.S. Department of Justice shared the providers agreed to pay to resolve alleged violations arising from their involvement in laboratory kickback schemes.
The schemes targeting contractors and state agencies diverted nearly $27 million from the federal health programs that have been a target for fraudsters.
"Due to a software error, we inadvertently billed some health care programs for prescriptions our patients submitted but never picked up," Fraser Engerman, senior director of media relations & issues management at Walgreens.
A court-appointed special master says the Justice Department hasn’t developed “any evidence” for key claims. Her recommendation now goes to a federal judge.
It has been our position from the beginning that there is no conflict between EMTALA and Idaho’s Defense of Life Act,” said Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a news release.