Supreme Court to review a case in which the state is seeking payment for Medicaid expenses from a personal injury settlement entered into by a former Medicaid beneficiary named Heidi Ahlborn. The court ruled that Arkansas is not entitled to recover from portions of a settlement representing non-...
In an opinion drafted by Justice Clarence Thomas, the Court held that the federal Medicaid Act, specifically §1396k(a)(1)(A), permits a state to seek reimbursement from settlement payments allocated for future medical care in a personal injury lawsuit. The dispute over a Medicaid lien made ...
Medicaid State Plans may claim a significant portion of tort settlements through a personal injury recovery lien, forcing both plaintiff's attorneys and victims to factor in the anticipated future medical costs in negotiations. This is particularly of note for clients ...