Hadden to Challenge Medicare Decision at U.S. Supreme Court

By John P. Kamin, Legal EditorAn auto accident victim will petition the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an unpopular decision that directed most of his third-party settlement money to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. After the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Vernon Hadden v. US attracted attention among attorneys familiar with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, attorneys in the private sector called the decision inequitable and said they hoped that Hadden would appeal. David Farber, who is Vernon Hadden's attorney, told WorkCompCentral on Monday that he will ...