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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Penalty: $14,250,000
Year: 2011
Date: February 24, 2011
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Blue Cross Blue Shield paid $14.24 million to Illinois and $9.5 million to the United States as part of an agreement settling allegations the company denied coverage to certain patients, shifing the costs onto Medicaid.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
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