![]() "I am grateful to the whistleblowers and our investigators who were instrumental in holding The Pill Club accountable. ![]() ![]() "The Pill Club unacceptably siphoned off Medi-Cal funding intended to help vulnerable communities access essential healthcare," said Attorney General Rob Bonta in a prepared statement. Two of the company's former nurse practitioners who filed a whistleblower complaint against The Pill Club will also share nearly $5 million from the two state settlements, according to California Healthline. The settlement calls for the state Department of Justice to be paid $15 million, while $3.3 million will go to the state Department of Insurance. The California Department of Justice said The Pill Club defrauded Medi-Cal of millions of dollars by dispensing and reimbursing for costly birth control products that customers had not asked for, prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultaiton, and submitting reimbursements for ineligible services and prescriptions. The Pill Club, a San Mateo-based company that provides online birth control prescriptions, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state's Medi-Cal program of millions of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims. PIX Now - Wednesday morning headlines from the KPIX newsroom 10:39
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