Jury returns $48M verdict against Amerigroup in discrimination suit
A federal jury Monday returned a $48 million verdict against Amerigroup and its Illinois affiliate for discriminating against pregnant women by intentionally not reaching out to them while marketing its insurance services in Illinois. The lawsuit was...
Maryland Supreme Court preserves Medicaid benefits to immigrants
The Maryland Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a preliminary injunction this week barring the state from discontinuing Medicaid benefits to approximately 3,000 legal immigrant recipients, all of whom migrated to...
Federal judge gives Medicare recipients chance to keep erroneous refunds
US District Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr. ruled Thursday that 230,000 recipients of Medicare premium refunds issued in error be given an opportunity to apply for an exemption from repayment before the government can...
Court rules Medicaid plaintiffs lack standing to dispute citizenship proofs
A US District Court judge in Chicago has held that plaintiffs in a class action suit lack standing to challenge a new federal law requiring Medicaid recipients to present passports, birth certificates or other proof of citizenship...
Federal judge strikes down Maryland Wal-Mart health care law
A federal district court judge in Maryland on Wednesday struck down Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act , aimed at forcing Wal-Mart to adequately support the health care needs of its employees. The law would have required...
Federal regulators relax Medicaid rule requiring proof of US citizenship
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services , part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, issued a final rule Thursday clarifying proof of citizenship required to apply for Medicaid benefits. The new rule...
Low-income group challenges Medicaid citizenship documentation legislation
A group of nine low-income citizens filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Wednesday seeking to enjoin legislation requiring proof of citizenship for Medicaid beneficiaries from taking...
Supreme Court rules in blame-shifting evidence, Medicaid reimbursement cases
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in three cases, including Holmes v. South Carolina , 04-1327, where the Court struck down a South Carolina rule which prevented Holmes from...
Retailers challenge laws forcing Wal-Mart, other chains to up health care expenditures
The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) has filed two federal lawsuits challenging laws in Maryland and Suffolk County, New York designed to push large retail stores such as Wal-Mart to spend...
Scrushy, ex-Alabama governor indicted on new corruption charges
A federal grand jury on Monday indicted former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy Richard Scrushy and Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman on fresh charges of corporate corruption, the latest in a series of allegations against the...
