Claims adjusters are frequently warned to identify and resolve Medicare and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) liens before finalizing settlements in personal injury claims. But there is another federal law creating reimbursement and subrogation rights against third-party claims of which you should be equally aware—the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (“FMCRA”) under 42 U.S.C. §§ 2651-2653.
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