Tampa pharmacy pays $17M for false Medicare claims

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A Tampa pharmacy has agreed to pay more than $17 million to the federal Medicare program to settle allegations that the company fraudulently billed the government for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that were never given out to customers. 

 

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