Justices side with Florida’s Medicaid program in payment dispute with accident victim

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that state Medicaid programs can seek reimbursement from tort-settlement payments that are allocated for accident victims’ future medical care. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion in Gallardo v. Marstiller. Justice Sonia Sotomayor (joined by Justice Stephen Breyer) dissented. The … Continue reading Justices side with Florida’s Medicaid program in payment dispute with accident victim