Consumers who paid for prescription drugs at Kroger or certain Kroger-owned pharmacies while using insurance may qualify for a cash payment from a proposed $17 million class action settlement.
The settlement covers qualifying prescription purchases made from December 9, 2018, through August 23, 2026. The lawsuit alleges Kroger should have considered prices available through its prescription Savings Club when reporting its usual and customary drug prices, which plaintiffs say caused some insured customers to pay more out of pocket.
Kroger denies wrongdoing and maintains that it correctly reported its retail prices.
Who Can File a Claim?
You may qualify if you:
- Lived in the United States or a U.S. territory.
- Paid some or all of the cost of at least one prescription drug at Kroger or another covered Kroger-owned pharmacy.
- Used prescription insurance benefits when filling the prescription.
- Made the qualifying purchase during the settlement class period.
The amount relevant to your claim is what you personally paid out of pocket, not what your insurer paid.
Certain people are excluded, including Kroger officers and directors, people who opt out, and some individuals who previously pursued separate claims involving Kroger’s Savings Club pricing practices.
You Did Not Have to Join the Kroger Savings Club
Eligibility is not limited to people who enrolled in the Kroger Rx Savings Club or Health Savings Club.
The case focuses on whether Kroger should have considered lower Savings Club prices when reporting usual and customary prices for insured prescription transactions.
Which Kroger Pharmacies Are Included?
Qualifying purchases can include prescriptions filled at pharmacies operating under these Kroger banners:
- Baker’s
- City Market
- Dillons
- Food 4 Less
- Foods Co
- Fred Meyer
- Fry’s
- Gerbes
- Jay C Food Store
- King Soopers
- Kroger
- Mariano’s
- Metro Market
- Pay-Less Super Markets
- Pick’n Save
- QFC
- Ralphs
- Ruler
- Smith’s Food and Drug
A qualifying purchase does not have to come from a store carrying the Kroger name.
How Much Can You Get?
There is no fixed payment amount.
After court-approved deductions, the remaining settlement money will be divided among approved claimants on a pro rata basis. Your share will depend on your recognized qualifying spending compared with the total recognized claims.
The claim form uses these spending ranges to assign a recognized claim value:
| Estimated Out-of-Pocket Spending | Recognized Claim Value |
|---|---|
| $1 to $500 | $500 |
| $501 to $1,000 | $1,000 |
| $1,001 to $4,000 | $4,000 |
| $4,001 to $7,999 | $7,999 |
| $8,000 or more | Documented amount |
These values are used to calculate each claimant’s relative share and are not guaranteed payout amounts.
Do You Need Proof?
Proof requirements depend on the amount claimed and whether Kroger’s records identify you as a potential class member.
Known Claimants seeking less than $8,000 generally do not need to submit purchase records upfront, although the settlement administrator may request verification.
Claims of $8,000 or more require documentation.
People not found in Kroger’s records are treated as Unknown Claimants and may be required to provide supporting records even for smaller claims.
Accepted documentation can include itemized receipts, canceled checks, bank or credit card statements, invoices, insurance records, or other transaction records showing qualifying prescription payments.
How to File a Kroger Settlement Claim
Claims can be submitted through the official settlement claim page.
A paper claim form is also available on the official settlement documents page and can be mailed to:
Kroger Savings Club Litigation Settlement
Attn: Claim Forms
1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Claims must be submitted online or postmarked by December 21, 2026.
Payment Options
Approved claimants can choose:
- PayPal
- Venmo
- Zelle
- ACH transfer
- Virtual prepaid card
- Paper check
Important Settlement Dates
- Exclusion deadline: October 22, 2026
- Objection deadline: October 22, 2026
- Claim deadline: December 21, 2026
- Final approval hearing: January 11, 2027 at 10 a.m. ET
The hearing is scheduled before Judge Algenon L. Marbley in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Details may change, so class members should check the official settlement website for updates.
When Will Kroger Settlement Payments Be Sent?
There is no exact payout date.
The proposed allocation plan says the initial distribution should be completed no later than 120 days after the settlement becomes effective. Appeals or other court proceedings can delay payment.
Why Is There a Kroger Prescription Drug Settlement?
The lawsuit alleges Kroger failed to account for Savings Club prices when determining the usual and customary prices it reported for insured prescription purchases.
Plaintiffs contend that this caused some insured customers to pay inflated amounts for medications and asserted claims including fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment.
Kroger disputes those allegations and maintains that Savings Club prices were special program prices rather than its usual retail prices.
The parties reached the settlement after more than five years of litigation, including discovery and class certification proceedings. The settlement is not a finding that Kroger violated the law.
About Kroger
The Kroger Co. is a Cincinnati-based grocery retailer founded in 1883. It operates more than 2,700 stores and more than 2,000 pharmacies under multiple regional banners across the United States.
About This Page
RecallRefunds.com is a consumer information site. We are not the settlement administrator, a law firm, the court, The Kroger Co., or any other party involved in this case, and we cannot file or process a claim on your behalf. This article summarizes publicly available settlement information and is general information rather than legal advice. Settlement terms, deadlines, payment calculations, and hearing dates can change; the official settlement website and court documents are the authoritative sources.