Medicare Liens – Apportionment of Settlement Monies
When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is not a party to a case and there is a Medicare lien and the proceeds of a settlement are allocated entirely to pain and suffering, the court will require that Medicare be noticed of the action and of the pending settlement.
More information can be obtained from “ A PRACTITIONER’S GUIDE TO NEW JERSEY’S CIVIL COURT PROCEDURES”
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/civil/PractitionersGuideManualAppendicesMay2007WebPostingVersion.pdf KENNETH VERCAMMEN & ASSOCIATES, PC
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