Article by Thomas D. Begley Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n As a condition of Medicaid eligibility, a Medicaid applicant is required to assign to the state any rights to payment of medical care from any third party.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 If the individual fails to pursue the claim, the state has the option of pursuing it.\u00a0 Federal law requires that each state Medicaid program have procedures for determining the legal liability of third parties to pay for medical assistance provided by the state\u2019s Medicaid plan, and for recovery from third parties of the cost of medical assistance provided, whenever recovery is feasible.[2]<\/a>\u00a0 In New Jersey, the Attorney General is responsible to enforce any rights against third parties for recovery of liens.[3]<\/a>\u00a0 A Medicaid lien applies only to medical assistance related to the injury and the lien applies only to payments made from the date of the injury to the date of settlement.\u00a0 Where there are multiple parties involved in (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Article by Thomas D. Begley Jr. As a condition of Medicaid eligibility, a Medicaid applicant is required to assign to the state any rights to payment of medical care from any third party.[1]\u00a0 If the individual fails to pursue the…<\/span><\/p>\n