More payments from liability settlements will start flowing into CMS coffers next year, when Medicare managers begin to require reports on all injury payments, according to a report by the Legal News.
Any legal settlement must be reported to a Medicare coordination of benefits contractor, who will decide whether the case applies to the Medicare secondary payments program, requiring part of the payment to go to the government.
If the settlement is not reported, "Medicare may pursue the balance of its claim, over and above any amount granted to it in the settlement, against the liability insurer," Medicare's secondary payment manual states.
Read the Legal News report on medical malpractice payments.
Any legal settlement must be reported to a Medicare coordination of benefits contractor, who will decide whether the case applies to the Medicare secondary payments program, requiring part of the payment to go to the government.
If the settlement is not reported, "Medicare may pursue the balance of its claim, over and above any amount granted to it in the settlement, against the liability insurer," Medicare's secondary payment manual states.
Read the Legal News report on medical malpractice payments.