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The federal Medicare Secondary Payer law imposes penalties for paying settlements directly to claimants without repaying the government for medical costs covered under the same programs under the legal doctrine of subrogation. Possible penalties can include double damages. Plaintiff attorneys can be held liable under this law.
The first reported judicial decision involving an effort of a health insurer to seek subrogation on a personal injury claim is the 1982 decision in Frost v. Porter Leasing Corp., 436 N.E.2d 387 (Mass. 1982) in which subrogation was denied. “ERISA reimbursement” claims began arising in the late 1980s and have been resisted by some federal ...
Subrogation is the assumption by a third party (such as a second creditor or an insurance company) of another party's legal right to collect debts or damages. [1] It is a legal doctrine whereby one person is entitled to enforce the subsisting or revived rights of another for their own benefit. [ 2 ]
The collateral source rule, or collateral source doctrine, is an American case law evidentiary rule that prohibits the admission of evidence that the plaintiff or victim has received compensation from some source other than the damages sought against the defendant.
The Medicare Extra Help program helps Medicare beneficiaries pay for Part D drug coverage premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and other costs. To qualify, individuals must have an income capped at ...
First Lady Melania Trump greets former First Lady Michelle Obama during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2017.
At a key turning point in his '80s stardom, Rob Lowe set his sights beyond the silver screen — into the choppy waters of yacht rock. While discussing the genre with Bill Simmons, executive ...
MDS assessment forms are completed for all residents in certified nursing homes, including SNFs, regardless of source of payment for the individual resident. MDS assessments are required for residents on admission to the nursing facility and then periodically, within specific guidelines and time frames.