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Company: The Pill Club
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: February 7, 2023
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $15 million settlement against The Pill Club, a Silicon Valley startup operating an online pharmacy for birth control and contraceptives. The settlement resolves allegations that the company unlawfully billed California's Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, millions of dollars in public funds in an allegedly fraudulent scheme that exploited the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) essential coverage mandate, which ensures that insurance providers, including Medi-Cal, cover contraception.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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