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Kroger Customers Could Get Cash From $17M Prescription Drug Settlement

By Mike Harper · August 21, 2026

If you filled a prescription at a Kroger pharmacy using insurance any time since December 2018, the company may owe you money. The claim portal is open now. The deadline is December 21.

A federal judge in Ohio granted preliminary approval of a $17 million settlement resolving allegations that Kroger inflated the copays insured customers paid for prescription drugs by reporting artificially high prices to insurance companies for years.

The lawsuit, filed in 2021, alleged that Kroger reported its retail prices as its “usual and customary” drug prices — the benchmark insurers use to calculate your copay — instead of reporting the lower prices available through its Rx Savings Club discount program. The result, plaintiffs argued, was that insured customers were systematically charged more at the counter than they should have been.

You don’t have to have been a Savings Club member to qualify. The settlement covers anyone who paid for one or more prescriptions at a Kroger-owned pharmacy using insurance between December 9, 2018, and August 23, 2026. The class is nationwide.

Here’s what you need to know.

The claim portal is live at krogersavingsclubsettlement.com. If you received a notice by mail or email with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code, you can file online in minutes. If you didn’t receive a notice but believe you qualify, you can still file through the same portal — expect the settlement administrator to request documentation afterward.

No proof is needed for claims under $8,000. If your estimated out-of-pocket spending on Kroger prescriptions during the class period is under $8,000, you can file based on your estimate alone. Claims of $8,000 or more require supporting documentation — receipts, insurance statements, or pharmacy records.

“Kroger” includes pharmacies you may not realize are Kroger-owned. Kroger operates roughly 2,700 pharmacies under multiple banners. The settlement covers all pharmacies owned or operated by The Kroger Co. or its affiliates — which extends well beyond stores carrying the Kroger name. The full list of covered pharmacies is available on the settlement website.

Nothing is paid automatically — you must file. Unlike the Google Play settlement, which distributed payments automatically, this one requires action. Doing nothing means receiving nothing, regardless of how many prescriptions you filled.

Kroger denied wrongdoing. The company maintained that its retail prices — not its discount club prices — were the appropriate benchmark for reporting to insurers. The court has not ruled on who is right. The fairness hearing is scheduled for January 11, 2027, and payments will be distributed after final approval and any appeals are resolved.

The settlement fund is $17 million. Your share depends on how much you paid and how many people file. Every eligible claim that isn’t submitted is money left on the table — and the deadline is four months away.