{"id":1420,"date":"2020-10-31T00:10:49","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T00:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/?post_type=faqs&p=1420"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:29:50","slug":"im-a-medicare-subscriber-and-i-was-injured-in-a-car-accident-how-does-that-affect-my-settlement","status":"publish","type":"faqs","link":"https:\/\/www.justinian.com\/es\/faqs\/soy-un-suscriptor-de-medicare-y-me-lesione-en-un-accidente-automovilistico-como-afecta-eso-a-mi-acuerdo\/","title":{"rendered":"I’m a medicare subscriber and I was injured in a car accident. How does that affect my settlement?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have been injured and are on Medicare, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will usually pay for your injuries when you file a claim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are certain rules that apply to this that you should know<\/em>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contacting Medicare After You Were Injured in an Accident<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you’ve had an accident and were injured, you must contact Medicare to report the claim. This is required by federal law. You need to get in touch with the Medicare Coordination of Benefits<\/a> (COB) contractor as soon as possible to report the accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The COB contractor will ask you what happened and the names of your doctors. If you have hired a personal injury attorney in connection with your Texas auto accident, the COB contractor will ask for the name and information of your lawyer as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not report the accident, Medicare will likely still find out about it. They can see what has been charged for your care and what it was for. Failing to report it could result in you losing your Medicare benefits.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Medicare Liens and Auto Accident Settlements in Texas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After you seek medical attention, your insurers other than Medicare may disagree with the amount of your medical bills. Then they may not pay the bills on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When this happens, your doctors and other providers may bill Medicare to recover the unpaid costs of your care. This is known as a Medicare Secondary Payer recovery claim (MSP), or a Medicare lien<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n