How will Medicare and Medicaid liens/obligations be addressed?
With respect to Medicare, the LRA will: (i) verify the Enrolling Claimants in the Settlement Program who are (or have been) entitled to Medicare and who may have potential Medicare obligations related to Vioxx, and (ii) facilitate a “global” resolution to satisfy and discharge Medicare’s interest for all Medicare-entitled Enrolling Claimants. The LRA will work with the Claims Administrator and Special Masters to ensure that the allocation system recognizes the application of the Medicare global resolution in the settlements of those entitled Claimants. Regardless of the extent to which any Medicare-entitled Enrolling Claimant has relied on his / her Medicare coverage in the past, this formalized process ensures that no future injury-related care will be denied as a result of this tort recovery. With respect to Medicaid, the LRA will verify which Enrolling Claimants currently are or have been Medicaid beneficiaries in each state and territory between the dates of ingestion through the d
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