Gister v. American Family Mutual Insurance

¶ 1. We review an unpublished, per curiam decision of the court of appeals,1 reversing a declaratory judgment of the Dane County Circuit Court, Patrick J. Fiedler, Judge.

¶ 2. We are asked to decide whether a charitable hospital may pursue payment for medical care provided to a Medicaid-eligible patient by filing a lien against a *501settlement between the patient and an insurance company covering the liability of a tortfeasor responsible for the patient's injuries. To answer the question, we must harmonize the complex state and federal legal framework surrounding Medicaid with Wisconsin Statutes…