Charlotte Injury Lawyers Blog
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”
If you think the courts are overflowing with personal injury lawsuits, you had better close your eyes for the next year-and-a-half. A looming Medicaid law revision is going to engender a flurry of personal injury lawsuits and settlements, according to an attorney in one of the most litigious counties in the United States.
Beginning in October 2016, all personal injury settlements in the United States will first be subject to a payback of medical expenses paid by Medicaid.
Edwardsville, Illinois-based attorney Todd Sivia said the change may result in claimants whose medical care was provided by Medicaid having to repay the entire amount advanced by the agency for medical treatment, even if that amount swallows up an entire lawsuit settlement.
Claimants do not have to repay amounts above and beyond a settlement if the settlement cannot cover all of the medical expenses incurred.
The change was passed with a late 2013 federal budget agreement, but its implementation was stalled until October 2016.