Steven Hermosa (Associate-Orlando, FL) authored “Limiting the Plaintiff's Evidence of Past Medical Expenses to the Medicare/Medicaid Lien Amount” for the spring 2021 edition of The Trial Advocate, the Florida Defense Lawyers Association’s professional journal. The article examines applicable case authority for reducing the amount of past medical expenses that can be shown to a jury in a case involving a plaintiff that used Medicare and/or Medicaid coverage for treatments. Steven explains the obligations plaintiffs have in making payments and their effect on recoverable damages. Further, he explains why a specific Florida Supreme Court decision is not controlling and applies the findings to several topics within the personal injury confines, including wrongful death.

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