Medicare May Recover From Montana Asbestos Settlements, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 25, 2020, 2:48 PM EDT) -- BILLINGS, Mont. — Medicare may seek reimbursement under the secondary payer act from Montana residents' asbestos settlements because though the plaintiffs portray their settlements as involving only wrongful death, it appears they sought and released medical damages under survival claims, a federal judge in Montana said Sept. 23 (John Hagerty, et al. v. Alex Azar, et al., No. 19-123, D. Mont., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 174976)....