On Sunday, I wrote this story about how Walgreens was forced to repay the government $9.9 million after two Twin Cities pharmacists realized the company was overcharging Medicaid. Their secret lawsuit was made possible by the federal False Claims Act, which is designed to reward whistleblowers. Last session, bills to create a Minnesota version of the False Claims Act - essentially creating a reward for those who blow the whistle on those who defraud the state - stalled in the House and the Senate. I’ll be checking in on its chances in the upcoming session.

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