In Donna Black v. John/Jane Doe Employee Et Al, a Kentucky United States Federal District Court dismisses all of the causes of action against Medicare because of ripeness issues.
In Southwest Fiduciary v. Willingham, an Indiana court of appeals ruled that the state’s Medicaid lien on the settlement proceeds must be based upon the actual payments made by Medicaid and not the...
The MSPRC announced resumption of RAR letters as of 6/10, but not demand letters.
The MSPRC has temporarily suspended issuance of Rights and Responsibilities letters as well as demand letters. The MSPRC is still working on resolving conditional payments, this is just a hold on...
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Trusiak of the Western District of New York develops protocols for Liability Medicare Set Asides. This unprecedented action is perhaps the first in a line of similar...
In sure to be highly litigated issue, Medicare has been enjoined by a United States District Court in Arizona from certain enforcement practices under the MSP.
The United States District Court in the Western District of Michigan holds MSP cause of action to determine conditional payment amounts is premature because there was not settlement, judgment or...
The Florida Bar, in response to a personal injury lawyer’s request, issues Staff Opinion 30310 finding it unethical for defense counsel to request plaintiff counsel sign a release which includes...
The First District Court of Appeal in United Airlines v. Nemoto held that an agreement to settlement was enforceable despite an apparent contingency regarding a Medicare Set Aside which had not been...
An Arizona Federal District court finds PacifiCare of Arizona, a Medicare Advantage plan (Part C), does not have a private cause of action to recover payments it made on behalf of an injury victim...