Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has affirmed and assigned financial strength ratings (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to the health maintenance organization
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 29, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The AMERIGROUP Foundation today announced that Sen. Kip Averitt of Waco has been honored with its "Champion for Children" award. The award is part of the AMERIGROUP Foundation's national program recognizing outstanding public advocacy efforts by government and community leaders in improving the health and well-being of children throughout the nation. ...
The Tampa Bay Business Journal (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Three managed care companies that provide coverage for nearly two-thirds of the enrollees in Florida’s Medicaid reform pilot program are ending participation in the program, according to Florida Health News. (WCG) (AGP) (UNH)
Forensics Talk (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Medical News Today Although no agreement has been signed, Amerigroup announced that a settlement was reached today stemming from the largest jury verdict ever awarded under the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act, according to Goldberg Kohn. A jury had originally handed down a $48...
False Claims Act/Qui Tam (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Amerigroup Corp., a Virginia insurance company, has agreed to end a pending appeal and pay $225 million to resolve claims that it defrauded the Illinois Medicaid program. A federal jury had found that the company systematically avoided enrolling pregnant women and other high-risk patients in their managed care program in Illinois. That judgment required the company to pay $334 million, but the settlement...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 21, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The AMERIGROUP Foundation today announced that State Rep. Sylvester Turner of Houston has been honored with its "Champion for Children" award. The award is part of the AMERIGROUP Foundation's national program recognizing outstanding public advocacy efforts by government and community leaders in improving the health and well-being of children throughout...
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
These are some of the downgrades or cautious analyst calls we are seeing this Thursday morning: AerCap (AER) Cut to Hold at Citigroup. Amerigroup (AGP) Started... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERIGROUP Community Care of New York will host its First Annual Back-To-School Festival on Saturday, August 23 from noon to 6:00 p.m. in Manhattan's Riverbank State Park. The AMERIGROUP C.A.R.E.S. (Community Assistance & Resources to Empower Students) Festival will benefit local children and families by supplying items such as: book bags, pen and pencil sets,...
HealthLawBlog (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
The Kaiser Network has picked up on a report from Reuters that Amerigroup has settled a qui tam whistleblower suit in which it was accused of denying coverage to Medicaid beneficiaries who were pregnant or had health problems. (Under the law, Amerigroup was obligated to provide coverage for a Medicaid enrollees.) Amerigroup claims its enrollment practices were intended to meet the objections of
Advertising for peanuts (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
I hereby proclaim a permanent ban on names that start with Ameri-. AmeriTrade, AmeriPrise., AmeriShred, Amerigroup, AmeriFab, AmeriLine, AmeriSource, AmeriSeal, Ameritech, AmeriTec, AmeriCure, AmeriKing, AmeriCart, AmeriCrew, AmeriLog, AmeriCrew, AmeriTel, AmeriKiwi (?), AmeriLoo, AmeriClay, AmeriGas, and on and on. First of all, since there are what, hundreds, or thousands of names sharing this same...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008
Amerigroup will pay $225 million to settle allegations by federal and Illinois state authorities that Amerigroup's health plans denied coverage to pregnant women and people with health ailments in the Illinois Medicaid program, the insurer and the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday, Reuters reports (Dixon et al., Reuters, 8/14).
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
By TOM SHEAN By Tom Shean The Virginian-Pilot Amerigroup Corp. will pay $225 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the state of Illinois Medicaid program, the Justice Department and Illinois attorney general confirmed in a joint statement Thursday.
HealthLawProf Blog (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
The Wall Street Journal reports that state and federal prosecutors said Thursday, August 14, 2008, that Amerigroup Corp. has agreed to pay $225 million to settle claims that it defrauded the Illinois Medicaid program. Brent Kendall writes, The federal government...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Amerigroup has agreed to pay $225 million to settle claims that it defrauded the Illinois Medicaid program, state and federal prosecutors said Thursday.
Dr. X's Free Associations (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
A 62-year-old former HMO executive from suburban Chicago, Cleveland A. Tyson, was awarded over $56 million for his part in exposing fraud by his former employer. Amerigroup had managed care contracts with the state and the federal government. The company systematically turned away pregnant women and unhealthy patients in violation of its contracts to cover Medicaid patients. A jury found that Amerigroup...
