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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 16, 2008

Reviving Medicare

A new law strengthens the government's ability to make sure Medicare does not pay for care that was compensated in a liability settlement, writes Teddy Snyder. - Focus Column

FOCUS COLUMN

By Teddy Snyder
This article appears on Page 7

      A new law strengthens the government's ability to make sure Medicare does not pay for care that was compensated in a liability settlement. The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 was passed nearly unanimously by Congress and signed by the president on Dec. 29, 2007. It affects cases that resolve on and after July 1, 2009. The law will app...

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