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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Class Action by Medicare Advantage Beneficiares Dismissed By Federal Court

A federal class action, by a group of plaintiffs who alleged that they were a class of Medicare-eligible individuals enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, and received benefits under part C of the Medicare program, was dismissed by a federal court under the preemption doctrine. In an action removed to Federal court, the plaintiffs sought to bring a class action in state court alleging that New York state law applied regarding reimbursement for for monetary settlements from third-party tortfeasors.

The court ruled that the interpretation of the secondary payer provision of Medicare part C, 42 USC section 1395W-22 (a)(4), preempted any state law provisions.

Meek-Horton v. Trover Solutions, Inc., No. 11 CV 6054(RPP), 2012 WL 6699776, (SD-NY 2012) Decided December 26, 2012

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