Generally, the answer to this question is yes. In Florida, health insurance companies have subrogation rights as against personal injury cases. This generally has to be by contract (in other words there must be subrogation language in the health insurance contract and usually that is the case). In the case of medicare or medicaid, the right to subrogation is by statute. But so long as the treatment is related to the accident, you must claim those paid medical bills as part of your injury settlement and when your case goes to trial or settles and you receive money, you must re-pay the health insurance. Now oftentimes, we can get the amount owed reduced for various reasons but other times we have to pay them back in full.
If you have been in a car accident and believe the other vehicle is at fault, please feel free to call the accident lawyer at Drucker Law Offices, which is attorney Gary J. Drucker. At Drucker law offices, there is a free consultation with the injury attorney who will discuss your case with you. Mr. Drucker gives his cellular phone to all the clients he believes that “personal injury deserves personal attention.” And of course, there is no fee unless you recover money in your accident case.
