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If I am on Medicare or Medicaid, shouldn’t they pay my bills?

If you receive Medicare or Medicaid payments on account of your accident, this may slow down our abilities to release funds to you at the time of settlement of your case.  Federal law requires that Medicare and Medicaid be reimbursed for monies paid to physicians who treat as a consequence of your accident.  Sometimes the procedure in getting Medicare or Medicaid to respond can take months.  Often times Medicare does not come up with the right amounts, nor do they come up with the right doctors.  You will have to be patient in determining these amounts and the waiting time that the additional investigation by Medicare and/or Medicaid may cause.  If you have not done so already, you should provide my staff with a copy of your Medicare or Medicaid card for our file if you are receiving benefits from either or both of them so that your attorney can begin the process of obtaining information regarding any lien Medicare or Medicaid may claim in regard to your accident as soon as possible.  The same is true with your private health insurance carrier who will also have a lien on your recovery for accident related expenses they have paid for.

During the period prior to making a demand to settle your case and before actual litigation in court, if we cannot get your case settled, we will be constantly updating your file to obtain current medical reports, correspond with insurance adjusters, and compile medical bills or property damage reports and bills to be forwarded for collection from the insurance carrier.  We shall also identify and research actual and potential legal issues, obtain statements from witnesses when necessary and contact potential "Expert" witnesses for trial purposes when the need to do so becomes apparent.