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Amerigroup is an American health insurance and managed health care provider. Amerigroup covers 7.7 million seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families and other state and federally sponsored beneficiaries, and federal employees in 26 states, making it the nation's largest provider of health care for public programs. [ 1 ]
In 2012, WellPoint acquired Amerigroup for $4.9 billion, anticipating significant growth due to Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] In August 2012, CEO Angela Braly resigned due to pressure from investors.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
Apr. 6—ATLANTA — Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the office's Medicaid Fraud Division has obtained civil recoveries totaling more than $68 million since November 2016. Over this ...
Georgia agencies prepare to resume Medicaid eligibility reviews when the COVID health emergency expires. What Columbus residents need to know. Federal public health emergency renewed another 90 days.
Jeff McWaters started Americaid Community Care (Amerigroup) in 1994 in Virginia Beach.The company focused on meeting the healthcare needs of low-income families and individuals who relied on pre-existing state programs such as Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. [9]
A Katie Beckett waiver or TEFRA waiver is a Medicaid waiver concerning the income eligibility for home-based Medicaid services for children under the age of nineteen. Prior to the Katie Beckett waiver, if a child with significant medical needs received treatment at home, the child's income would be deemed to include the parents' entire ...