If I Am Getting or May Get Social Security Disability Benefits And/Or Medicare/Medicaid Benefits, Can I Settle My Case?
Yes. However, the Federal Government places a lien on you settlement; because they are also paying for your future wage loss and medical care. It is not fair to the Federal Government that you would get paid a lump sum for future wage loss and medical care in a settlement, spend the money on whatever you want to spend it on, and then ask the Federal Government to pay for your future wage loss and medical care. Your social security disability benefits will most likely be reduced by the amount of the settlement allocated toward future indemnity, spread out over your lifetime. I can usually give you an idea of how much your social security disability benefits will be reduced, but I advise that you speak to a social security representative prior to final settlement. Also, if you are receiving or may receive medicare/medicaid, prior to finalizing a settlement, we must get approval from medicare (CMS). CMS will usually tell you that a certain portion of the settlement meant for your future m
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