Illinois Jury Awards $144 Million in HMO Fraud Case
"A onetime Illinois HMO was hammered with a $334 million judgment Tuesday, the largest of its kind ever in northern Illinois and an amount almost equal to the company's profits since it was founded.
U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber added a $190 million penalty on top of an October $144 million jury verdict against Amerigroup Illinois and Amerigroup Corp. for purposely not insuring "unhealthies" and women in late-term pregnancies."
Read the full article in the Chicago Sun-Times.