Amerigroup Payment to End Lawsuit
redorbit.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:00 CDT By Tribune Reporter Ameet Sachdev Contributed To This Report., Chicago Tribune Jul. 23--Amerigroup Corp., a manager of government health plans, agreed to pay $225 million to the U.S. and Illinois to settle a lawsuit alleging the company wrongfully denied coverage to pregnant women eligible for Medicaid. The Virginia Beach, Va., company also will pay legal fees of $9 million and enter a corporate integrity agreement, it said Tuesday. A federal judge in Chicago had ruled against Amerigroup in March 2007, awarding $334 million in the whistle-blower lawsuit. Medicaid is the joint U.S.-state program for the poor. The whistle-blower, who was in charge of government relations for the company in Illinois, filed the complaint in 2002. The company will report a one-time charge for the... [read full story]                    


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Amerigroup Lawsuit Settled for $225 Million in Illinois Fraud Case

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An insurance company giant has agreed to pay $225 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of discriminating against pregnant women and other high-risk patients in Illinois. The Illinois attorney general's office announced...                    

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Man gets $56.25 mil. for telling truth - There's money in being a Whistle Blower at an HMO

ducknetweb.blogspot.com     yesterday          

This suit and it's award make me wonder why we do not have "fake employees" at the insurance firms and HMOs? Make sense? In view of all the recent legal awards and court cases, why not. Doctors have to deal with "fake patients"...                    

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Enhanced Care Initiatives (HC Innovations, Inc.) Contracts With HIP and GHI to Create a Medical...

redorbit.com     Aug 18, 2008   4 related          

SHELTON, Conn., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Enhanced Care Initiatives (ECI - HC Innovations, Inc., OTC Bulletin Board: HCNV) today announced that it has signed a two year contract with HIP Health Plans of New York to...                    

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Amerigroup Settlement Nets $9.4 Million in Fees for Plaintiffs Lawyers

law.com     Aug 18, 2008          

Amerigroup Corp., a managed care organization, has agreed to pay $225 million in fines to resolve claims it refused to care for pregnant women and "unhealthy patients," the Justice Department announced Thursday. About $9.4...                    

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