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Published: Thursday, 24-Jul-2008
Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government over allegations that it denied coverage to eligible pregnant women, the Baltimore Sun reports (Baltimore Sun, 7/23).
Cleveland Tyson, former vice president of government relations at Amerigroup's Illinois subsidiary, in 2002 filed a whistle-blower lawsuit that claimed the company cherry-picked the healthiest patients to reduce spending. The U.S. attorney in Chicago and the Illinois attorney general later joined the lawsuit as plaintiffs. Illinois paid Amerigroup a flat fee per beneficiary that took into account that some people require more costly treatment than others. In March 2007, a federal judge in Chicago ruled against Amerigroup and awarded $334 million in the lawsuit.
Amerigroup said that it also will pay $9 million in legal fees in the settlement, and the company has agreed to enter into a corporate integrity agreement as part of the settlement. Amerigroup will pay the settlement from an already established fund. The company will take a one-time charge of about $199 million net of estimated tax benefit in the quarter that ended June 30, according to an Amerigroup statement (Bloomberg/Chicago Tribune, 7/23). 本人已认领该文编译，48小时后若未提交译文，请其他战友自由认领。 Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government over allegations that it denied coverage to eligible pregnant women, the Baltimore Sun reports (Baltimore Sun, 7/23).
据Baltimore Sun报道，Amerigroup周二表示将为一项忽略了对孕妇适用范围的临床研究付出$2.25亿的代价，这是一项与伊利诺州及联邦政府达成的处理协议。
Cleveland Tyson, former vice president of government relations at Amerigroup's Illinois subsidiary, in 2002 filed a whistle-blower lawsuit that claimed the company cherry-picked the healthiest patients to reduce spending. The U.S. attorney in Chicago and the Illinois attorney general later joined the lawsuit as plaintiffs. Illinois paid Amerigroup a flat fee per beneficiary that took into account that some people require more costly treatment than others. In March 2007, a federal judge in Chicago ruled against Amerigroup and awarded $334 million in the lawsuit.
Amerigroup伊利诺州子公司的政府关系部门原副主席Cleveland Tyson在2002年归档过一项whistle-blower诉讼，该诉讼声称公司总是选择病情最轻微的患者以减少花费。后来在芝加哥和伊利诺州的律师作为原告加入到了这场诉讼中来。伊利诺州付按受益人数付给了Amerigroup一笔费用，并且将诸如部分人员可能需要更多的花费的情况也纳入考虑范围。2007年3月，芝加哥的一位联邦法官指控Amerigroup并在诉讼中提出$3.34亿的赔偿。
Amerigroup said that it also will pay $9 million in legal fees in the settlement, and the company has agreed to enter into a corporate integrity agreement as part of the settlement. Amerigroup will pay the settlement from an already established fund. The company will take a one-time charge of about $199 million net of estimated tax benefit in the quarter that ended June 30, according to an Amerigroup statement (Bloomberg/Chicago Tribune, 7/23).
Amerigroup负责人表示另有$9 million的法定诉讼费用需要支付支付，公司就将全体的意志作为协议的一部分达成了一致。Amerigroup将按照法院判定的金额赔偿。Amerigroup在声明中表示，公司将接受在6月30日前支付$1.99亿的赔偿费用的要求，包括税费收益在内。(Bloomberg/Chicago Tribune, 7/23) 据Baltimore Sun报道，Amerigroup周二表示将为一项忽略了对孕妇适用范围的临床研究付出$2.25亿的代价，这是一项与伊利诺州及联邦政府达成的处理协议。
Amerigroup伊利诺州子公司的政府关系部门原副主席Cleveland Tyson在2002年归档过一项whistle-blower诉讼，该诉讼声称公司总是选择病情最轻微的患者以减少花费。后来在芝加哥和伊利诺州的律师作为原告加入到了这场诉讼中来。伊利诺州付按受益人数付给了Amerigroup一笔费用，并且将诸如部分人员可能需要更多的花费的情况也纳入考虑范围。2007年3月，芝加哥的一位联邦法官指控Amerigroup并在诉讼中提出$3.34亿的赔偿。
Amerigroup负责人表示另有$9 million的法定诉讼费用需要支付支付，公司就将全体的意志作为协议的一部分达成了一致。Amerigroup将按照法院判定的金额赔偿。Amerigroup在声明中表示，公司将接受在6月30日前支付$1.99亿的赔偿费用的要求，包括税费收益在内。(Bloomberg/Chicago Tribune, 7/23) 本文看似较短，但难度较大（都怪本人挣分兴致较高，没看内容就随意认领），在翻译过程中有许多拿不准的地方，上述翻译内容仅供参考，请有兴趣的高手再翻译。 有些外国公司的临床试验也是偷工减料，是要付出代价的 因本文涉及许多法律及财务方面的术语和词汇，翻译起来确实有点难度。本人试着翻译了一下，还请大家斧正。
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