State v. Peters

Opinion

ROGERS, C. J.

This appeal arises from a challenge to the amount of a lien for medicaid benefits that was asserted by the plaintiff, the state of Connecticut, against an arbitration award received by an accident victim from a third party tortfeasor. Specifically, we are asked to consider whether the state can choose to collect reimbursement from the medicaid recipient under federal medicaid law instead of pursuing the third party tortfeasor directly, and, if so, whether the amount of reimbursement must be reduced pro rata to compensate the recipient for the attorney’s fees and costs he…