Injured Elderly Hurt by Medicare’s Aggressive Debt Collection Policies

The elderly should beware of Medicare’s debt collection methods that were initiated in recent years by the U.S. Congress. The legislation allows Medicare to aggressively pursue debts from the elderly who have won compensation for their injuries from insurance companies. In 2010, insurance companies must report to Medicare all money damages paid to Medicare beneficiaries. Currently, inefficiencies in the bureaucracy at Medicare have prevented some elderly from receiving proceeds owed to them by  insurance companies.  (10/08) Mother Jones