Health Care & Hospital Law
Nov. 10, 2010
The Evolution of the Hybrid Special Needs Medicare Allocation Trust
The hybrid Special Needs Medicare Allocation Trust is now emerging as a necessary part of the injury settlement toolkit. By William L. Winslow of Farmer & Ridley.
Paula, an injured plaintiff, is about to settle her case. For over five years before her serious accident, her employer withheld FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes. As such, six months after the disabling incident, she qualified for Social Security Disability Insurance. Two years later she became a Medicare beneficiary.
But Paula's disability prevents her from accomplishing basic tasks of daily living such as dre...
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