U.S. Supreme Court,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Jul. 9, 2021
Can Medicaid agencies snag settlement proceeds allocated to medical expenses they haven’t yet paid?
If the Supreme Court rules that the Medicaid Act does not preempt state law, laws like those in California that do not permit recovery from medical costs allocated to the future may be in jeopardy.
In 2008, Gianinna Gallardo's parents received the news that every parent fears most; their beloved 13-year-old daughter was hit by a truck and medevacked to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Despite the hospital's best efforts, Gianinna is still in a persistent vegetative state today, unable to ambulate, communicate, eat, or care for herself. She will need continuous medical care for the rest of her life.
Gallardo's parents s...
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