Target will pay $3M to settle auto-refill prescription complaint

Target Corp. is paying $3 million to settle claims that it violated federal and Massachusetts state laws related to Medicaid prescriptions. The deal resolves a complaint filed in 2015. A former Target pharmacist in the Twin Cities had filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Minneapolis-based retailer, claiming that Target (NYSE: TGT) improperly enrolled low-income beneficiaries in an auto-refill program and billed MassHealth for pre scriptions. Medicaid rules bar automatic refills without a request…
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