Sources say changes to Medicaid recovery rules in the most recent federal budget contradict a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found Medicaid programs could not be reimbursed from settlement funds for lost wages or pain and suffering.

While the Texas nonsubscription system can help employers save money compared with purchasing traditional workers compensation insurance, experts say companies need to consider whether the risk of tort lawsuits from injured workers — and the…

Medicare Secondary Payer Act experts are weighing an effort to change federal Medicaid recovery law that they say could hinder claim settlements this fall.

The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed two state appellate court decisions Thursday that denied workers compensation benefits to two men who failed a drug test after a work accident.