As noted in our previous post entitled “Medicaid Recoveries and Workers’ Compensation,” it appears that Medicaid recovery efforts in workers’ compensation claims have begun in certain states. While it was uncommon in the past for workers' compensation claimants to also be entitled to Medicaid, with the Medicaid expansion provided by the Affordable Care Act, greater numbers of workers will qualify for Medicaid, making this possibility more likely in the future. It appears that CMS may be quietly proposing adjustments to future Medicaid recovery processes that will li...
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