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KC pharmacist's whistleblower lawsuit settles for $1.4M

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The federal government has reached a $1.4 million settlement related to a 2013 whistleblower lawsuit initially brought by a Kansas City pharmacist for Kmart.

The Department of Justice alleged the Sears Holding Corp. subsidiary unlawfully offered benefits to Medicare beneficiaries in an effort to influence their decision on which pharmacies to use. Kmart also was accused of encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to fill prescriptions for name-brand drugs rather than generics, as well as using coupons to reduce co-pays, effectively increasing the government's costs.

According to the Kansas City Business Journal, the former pharmacist, Joshua Leighr, will receive $248,500 from the settlement.

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