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$48 Million to become $144 Million Verdict Against Amerigroup Corp. For False Claims

It may cost Amerigroup Corp, a company that specializes in health care for low-income patients $144 million in damages for discriminating against pregnant women. A federal jury returned a $48 million verdict, which will be tripled under state and federal False Claims Act laws. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged that while marketing its services in Illinois, Amerigroup avoided pregnant women and others likely to run up high doctor bills. State Attorney General Lisa Madigan called the company’s alleged discrimination “unconscionable.”

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Are Unnecessary Heart Surgeries Being Performed?

A False Claims Act complaint has been filed against St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and heart surgeon alleging that unnecessary heart surgeries have been performed to defraud Medicare and other federal health care programs. The complaint , filed jointly by a former patient and a cardiologist, accuses the hospital of knowing that the defendant heart surgeon was performing unnecessary surgeries. For more information click here.

False Claims Act

The False Claims Act (FCA) was originally enacted in 1863 as a response to widespread abuses by government contractors during the Civil War. The law was little used until 1986, when amendments were enacted which strengthened the law and increased monetary awards.