Medicare Secondary Payer Act News

Medicare Recovery Firm that Sued Auto Insurers Said to be Under Investigation

The Florida lawyer and entrepreneur who reportedly made millions by disrupting the auto insurance industry’s Medicare set-aside practices is under federal investigation and may be in financial trouble, according to news reports. John Ruiz, whose MSP Recovery, now known as …

Florida’s Notice-of-Intent Trips Up Medicare Recovery Firm in Suits Versus Insurers

A law firm that has made a multibillion-dollar business out of suing auto and liability insurers for Medicare reimbursement payments may have met its match in Florida’s notice-of-intent-to-sue requirements. A panel of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this …

Appeals Court Punts on Whether NC Guaranty Fund is Bound by Medicare Payer Act

The question of whether a state guaranty fund, which assumed outstanding claims for insolvent insurers, is considered a primary payer and owes money to Medicare, will have to wait for another day to be answered – for a second time. …

MSP Recovery Scores Another Appeals Court Victory Against Auto Insurers

A Florida law firm that has made a lucrative business out of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act – and disrupted the auto insurance industry in the process – has scored another victory at the federal appeals court level. The 11th …