Chicago–(ENWESPF)–February 24, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $25 million agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois settling allegations the company denied coverage of nursing care needed for sick children and other fragile patients and fraudulently shifted the cost of this expensive care to the state and federal Medicaid program.
The settlement reached by Madigan and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald resolves their investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield, a division of Health…






