Medicare Advantage Plans Going After Attorneys for Conditional Payment Recovery

Plaintiff attorneys working on workers’ comp settlements have something new to worry about: Medicare Advantage Plans are now coming after them if a medical treatment conditionally paid for by Medicare is not reimbursed as required. Medicare Advantage Plans, which are private companies that Medicare pays to provide benefits, have the right to pursue recovery for conditional payments from any party to a settlement, according to Heather Schwartz Sanderson, chief legal officer at Franco Signor. That includes plaintiff attorneys, insurers and providers, she said. In addition, the Medica...