Medicaid preemption ruling nixes one-size-fits-all state liens 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 22, 2013
Tags: Medicaid reimbursement, medical malpractice, personal injury, settlements, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Several states will have to revisit their Medicaid reimbursement rules after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a North Carolina law that set an automatic reimbursement rate for third-party tort awards as preempted by the Medicaid Act.
Medicaid Act may trump state reimbursement law
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 8, 2013
Tags: Medicaid Act, Medicaid reimbursement, preemption, subrogation, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court seemed divided over whether the federal Medicaid Act preempts a North Carolina law authorizing the state to recoup as much as one third of any medical malpractice jury award or settlement, regardless of how much of the award was designated for medical expenses.
Justices to decide if Medicaid reimbursement law preempted
Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Medicaid, Medicaid liens, Medicaid reimbursement, medical malpractice, preemption, subrogation
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal law prevents a state Medicaid program from taking one-third of an injured minor’s personal injury settlement pursuant to a presumption created by the state’s third-party liability law.
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Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Medicaid, Medicaid liens, Medicaid reimbursement, medical malpractice, preemption, subrogation
Does federal law prevent a state Medicaid program from taking one-third of an injured minor’s personal injury settlement pursuant to a presumption created by the state’s third-party liability law?
See “Justices to decide if Medicaid reimbursement law preempted”
State’s Medicaid reimbursement law preempted
Published: July 23, 2012
Tags: Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services v. Ahlborn, Medicaid reimbursement, medical malpractice
Federal law preempts a state law granting the state the right to full reimbursement from a Medicaid recipient’s personal injury award or settlement, West Virginia’s highest court has ruled.
