Law360, New York (August 09, 2012, 1:53 PM ET) -- A Medicare patient injured in an automobile accident urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to determine whether Medicare can recover its entire payment when a beneficiary settles a tort or other claim for a reduced amount, claiming it could change how Medicare patients pursue personal injury lawsuits.
Petitioner Vernon Hadden, whose contention that Medicare was only entitled to a proportionate amount of the settlement he reached in his lawsuit stemming from the accident was rejected by the Sixth Circuit in November, said the appeals court's interpretation...
High Court Asked To Hear Medicare Secondary Payor Dispute
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