Archive for December 2018
What is a Medicare Set-Aside?
If you have a personal injury lawsuit or workers compensation settlement, you may have to consider creating a Medicare set-aside. Medicare set-asides are very complicated. Even a lot of lawyers don’t understand exactly what they are and how they work. Thankfully, you don’t need to know everything about them. You just need to know enough…
Read MoreLooking Back at the Arkansas Department of Human Services v Ahlborn Case
Back in 2006, the Federal Court decided what would become a landmark case. Arkansas Department of Human Services v Ahlborn, raised the question of whether Medicaid was entitled to your entire settlement in a personal injury case. The plaintiff had been involved in a terrible car accident. She had no insurance and Medicaid covered her…
Read MoreWhat is the Difference Between Generic and Name-Brand Drugs?
We hear the term almost every time we go to the pharmacy. The pharmacy tech will ask if we are okay with a generic drug. A lot of people have no idea what this means. They just know that their doctor gave them a prescription and they’re trying to fill it. However, there are some…
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