Another addition to the cavalcade of settlements, from the Virginian-Pilot ,
Amerigroup Corp ., which faced $334 million of damage awards and court-imposed penalties from a Medicaid fraud suit in Chicago, said Tuesday that it will pay the U.S. government and state of Illinois $225 million to settle the civil case.
As part of an agreement struck with federal and state agencies, the Virginia Beach-based health insurer said it also will pay $9...
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