If you have recently reached a settlement of a wrongful death claim, you may be wondering if the decedent\u2019s Medicare lien is required to be paid from the proceeds. That depends on whether you were seeking survival damages and on the damages that can be recovered under the wrongful death statute in your state. <\/p>\n
If you filed a claim for survival damages, or the wrongful death lawsuit or statute permits you to recover medical expenses, then the Medicare lien is required to be paid from the settlement proceeds. But if your claim was filed only for the decedent\u2019s wrongful death, and not for the right to seek reimbursement of medical expenses, then the Medicare lien does not have to be paid from the proceeds of the wrongful death settlement.<\/p>\n
The Department of Health and Human Services manages the Medicare program, which was established to pay the medical expenses of certain people. If (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you have recently reached a settlement of a wrongful death claim, you may be wondering if the decedent\u2019s Medicare lien is required to be paid from the proceeds. That depends on whether you were seeking survival damages and on…<\/span><\/p>\n