Kroger Savings Club Settlement, $17M, File Your Claim by December 21, 2026

Update — August 20, 2026: This article has been updated. The court has granted preliminary approval, the claims process is now open, and all key dates below are confirmed. Original coverage from March 2026, when the settlement was still pending approval, is preserved further down for reference.

Kroger has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the grocery chain reported inflated “usual and customary” drug prices to insurance companies — causing insured customers to overpay their prescription copays for years. The claims process is now open at the court-approved settlement website, and eligible customers have until December 21, 2026 to

Field	Detail
Settlement Amount	$17,000,000
Case Name	Kirkbride, et al. v. The Kroger Co.
Who Qualifies	Anyone in the U.S. who paid, in whole or in part, for a prescription drug at a Kroger pharmacy using insurance between Dec. 9, 2018, and Aug. 23, 2026
Payout Per Person	Pro rata cash payment based on your qualifying prescription purchases and total claims filed
Claim Filing Deadline	December 21, 2026
Opt-Out / Objection Deadline	October 22, 2026
Final Fairness Hearing	January 11, 2027, 10:00 a.m. ET
Settlement Administrator	Angeion Group
Official Website	krogersavingsclubsettlement.com

Where things stand right now:

• Kroger pharmacy customers reached a $17 million settlement with the grocer resolving allegations it inflated their copays for insured prescriptions, with a motion for preliminary approval filed in Ohio federal court on March 13, 2026.
• The court has not yet granted preliminary approval. Until it does, no claim form, settlement website, or administrator will be publicly identified.
• Once preliminary approval is granted, the court will set a claims deadline and schedule a final approval hearing. Check back here for updates — this article will be updated as those details become available.

What Changed Since Our Original Report

When we first covered this case in March 2026, Kroger had just filed a motion for preliminary approval and none of the practical details — claim form, deadline, website, or administrator — existed yet. Since then:

• The court granted preliminary approval of the $17 million settlement
• Angeion Group was appointed as the settlement administrator
• The official claims site went live at krogersavingsclubsettlement.com
• The class period was extended to run through August 23, 2026, so more recent prescription purchases now count, not just older ones
• All key deadlines — claim filing, opt-out, and the final fairness hearing — are now set

If you’re trying to decide whether to file a claim or opt out to preserve your own legal claims, our general step-by-step guide to filing a class action claim walks through how that decision typically works and what documentation to gather either way.

Who Qualifies

You’re a member of the Settlement Class if all of the following are true:

• You paid, in whole or in part, out of pocket for one or more prescription drugs filled at a Kroger pharmacy
• You used prescription insurance benefits to pay for it — an ordinary copay counts, but a prescription paid entirely in cash, or through a discount program instead of insurance, does not
• Your purchase fell between December 9, 2018, and August 23, 2026

The class is nationwide — there’s no residency requirement, and you don’t need to have ever joined the Rx Savings Club yourself to qualify. “Kroger” includes The Kroger Co. and its affiliated pharmacy banners, which reach well beyond stores that carry the Kroger name.

What the Lawsuit Alleged

Plaintiffs alleged Kroger inflated the “usual and customary” (U&C) prices it reported to insurers and pharmacy benefit managers by leaving out the lower prices available through its Rx Savings Club — a membership program offering discounted prices on hundreds of generic medications for an annual fee. Because insurers calculate copays off the U&C price a pharmacy reports, plaintiffs argued that excluding the lower Savings Club price caused insured customers to pay more than they should have, even though the discount was publicly available to anyone willing to pay the club fee.

Kroger denies any wrongdoing. It has maintained that its retail prices were properly reported as U&C prices, and that Savings Club pricing — available only to members who paid a fee and met other conditions — did not need to be reflected in that figure. The company agreed to settle to avoid the cost and uncertainty of continued litigation.

How Much You Could Get

Each class member who files a valid claim will receive a pro rata cash payment — the settlement administrator determines your share based on how much you spent on qualifying prescription purchases and how many total claims are filed. There is no fixed dollar amount per person; the more you spent during the class period, and the fewer total valid claims filed, the larger your individual share is likely to be.

Payments are expected to go out roughly 150 days after the court grants final approval, assuming no appeals are filed following the January 11, 2027 fairness hearing.

How to File a Claim

Step 1 — Go to the official settlement website: krogersavingsclubsettlement.com

Step 2 — Confirm you fall within the class period (Dec. 9, 2018 – Aug. 23, 2026) and used insurance to pay

Step 3 — File online, or print and complete the paper claim form

Step 4 — If mailing a paper form, send it to: Kroger Savings Club Litigation Settlement, Attn: Claim Forms, 1650 Arch St., Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Step 5 — File before December 21, 2026 — late claims will not be accepted

If you’d rather keep your right to sue Kroger individually instead of accepting a settlement payment, you must exclude yourself in writing by October 22, 2026, following the instructions on the settlement site. For a broader walkthrough of how these decisions typically play out across different settlements, see our guide on how to claim a lawsuit settlement.

Key Dates in the Kirkbride v. Kroger Settlement

Milestone	Date
Class Period Begins	December 9, 2018
Lawsuit Filed	January 2021
Motion for Preliminary Approval Filed	March 13, 2026
Preliminary Approval Granted	Summer 2026
Class Period Ends	August 23, 2026
Claim Filing Deadline	December 21, 2026
Opt-Out / Objection Deadline	October 22, 2026
Final Fairness Hearing	January 11, 2027
Estimated Payment Distribution	~150 days after final approval, if no appeals

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a lawyer to file a claim?

 No. You can file directly through krogersavingsclubsettlement.com without hiring your own attorney. Class counsel represents the class as a whole at no direct cost to individual claimants.

Is this settlement legitimate?

 Yes. It stems from a federal class action, Kirkbride, et al. v. The Kroger Co., and the claims process runs through Angeion Group, a court-appointed settlement administrator, at the official site listed above. Be cautious of any other site claiming to process Kroger settlement claims.

When will I receive my payment?

 Payments are expected to be issued roughly 150 days after the court grants final approval at the January 11, 2027 fairness hearing, provided no appeals delay the process.

What if I miss the December 21, 2026 deadline? 

Claims submitted after the deadline generally will not be accepted or paid. File as early as possible to avoid last-minute technical issues.

Will this settlement payment affect my taxes?

 Possibly. Payments that reimburse actual out-of-pocket prescription costs are generally not taxable; amounts exceeding your actual losses may be treated as income. Consult a tax professional once you know your payment amount.

I filled prescriptions at Fred Meyer, King Soopers, or Harris Teeter. Do those count?

 Yes. Kroger operates those and other regional banner pharmacies, and purchases there fall within the settlement class alongside Kroger-branded stores.

What happens if I do nothing?

 If you qualify and take no action, you will not receive a payment, and you will still release your right to separately sue Kroger over the same conduct — because doing nothing keeps you in the class without opting out.

Original Coverage (March 25, 2026)

The section below is preserved from our initial report, filed while the settlement was still pending preliminary court approval. All figures and dates in it have since been superseded by the confirmed information above.

In 2018, Kroger launched its Rx Savings Club — a membership program that offered deeply discounted prices on hundreds of generic medications for a flat annual fee. The problem, according to plaintiffs, was what Kroger reported to insurance companies. When a customer with health insurance filled a prescription, Kroger submitted a “usual and customary” price to the patient’s pharmacy benefit manager. Plaintiffs alleged that by excluding the discounted Savings Club prices from that figure, Kroger artificially inflated insured customers’ copays.

The original complaint cited specific examples: Kroger allegedly reported a usual and customary doxycycline price of $88.49 to Anthem, resulting in a $11.70 copay for plaintiff Kirkbride, while Kroger sold the same drug for $9.82 through its Rx Savings Club. Plaintiffs argued the pattern applied across thousands of transactions and identified overcharges across a dataset of more than 158 million pharmacy transactions from Kroger’s own records.

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Legal claims and outcomes depend on specific facts and applicable law. For advice regarding a particular situation, consult a qualified attorney.