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ATTORNEY

What Are the Requirements for a Medical Malpractice Claim

Medical malpractice is the general term used to describe a medical professional’s mistakes, failures, or errors in judgment that result in injury to the patient.

These can occur from negligence, improper training, or lack of experience. When this happens, it can be difficult for patients and their family members to find out who is responsible for what happened. It is fairly common for these situations to result in medical malpractice claims.

A medical malpractice claim is basically a lawsuit filed by the patient against their doctor or another medical professional for their mistakes. The general purpose of this is to recover damages, which can be money, in order to compensate the family member who has suffered due to the injury. This can also include reimbursement of costs which have incurred as a result of the injury. The vast majority of these claims are settled out of court.

In the United States, medical malpractice claims are governed by state laws. Each state has its own requirements that must be met before a claim can be filed. It is likely that the case will have to fight its way through the court system in order to get any compensation. Furthermore, from the moment your suit is filed, it does not usually take long for medical records and other supporting evidence to be requested by opposing parties. This can cause a great deal of delay as you wait for the case to move forward.

If you are living in Florida, medical malpractice in this state is filed as a personal injury claim, which means that the statute of limitation is 4 years. If you sustained injuries or a health condition as a result of a doctor’s mistake or poor judgment, you may have a basis for legal action. 

However, just because you

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INSURANCE

Medicare Wants To Claw Back $4.7 Billion From Private Health Insurers

The US Medicare agency will seek about $4.7 billion over 10 years in clawback payments from private insurers that manage its programs under a long-awaited rule finalized Monday, a blow to the industry that sets up a possible court fight.

The rule, which governs audits of Medicare Advantage insurers by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is stricter than the industry had lobbied for. It finalized a 2018 proposal for auditing the private plans that administer programs for the agency, a move intended to recover excessive payments based on exaggerated claims of patient illness.

“Today we are taking some long overdue steps to move us in a direction of accountability,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on a call with reporters.

Private Medicare health plans are a growing source of profit for insurers like Humana Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and CVS Health Corp. Managed-care companies fiercely opposed the 2018 proposal, and the final version contains few concessions to industry. If it survives court challenges, the policy could increase the amount Medicare insurers will eventually have to repay the government over what officials say isn’t backed up by patients’ medical records.

Humana fell as much as 3.5% in extended trading after US markets closed, while United Health declined as much as 2.3%. CVS lost up to 2% while Centene Corp. and Elevance Health Inc. fell less than 1%.

Insurers in Medicare Advantage get paid more for enrolling sick patients, and the audits are meant to check those payments against medical records to ensure that they’re accurate.

CMS will limit the impact of its reviews on insurers’ payments for the earliest years under audit — from 2011 to 2017 — officials said Monday. The agency plans to look at certain insurer contracts for signs of diagnostic errors, and

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