Second-Payer Cases Could be Big Money for 3rd Parties

A Medicare second-payer lawsuit that was dismissed in U.S. District Court in Florida has nevertheless changed the landscape for second-payer cases and could lead to more third-party entities jumping onto cases in an effort to be awarded double damages. And while the case involved a car insurance company as the alleged primary payer for an injured person’s health care, some say it also has implications for the workers’ compensation industry, where a “cottage industry” could emerge of third parties going after Medicare reimbursements. “I think the court may h...