Q: Does the same laws /rules apply in kentucky as in Pennsylvania ?
Q: My grandma died of neglect in a Pennsylvania nursing home recently. A representative for the nursing home told us we would be wasting our time suing them, because any damages we won would just go to pay back Medicaid. Is this true? No that’s not true at all .The nursing home representative seems to be claiming that, because Medicaid was paying for Grandma’s residential stay, Medicaid will be able to use the subrogation rules to seize any money your get from a lawsuit. That’s not true at all. A wrongful death in a Pennsylvania nursing home isn’t the same as any other personal injury claim.
A: You need to talk to your own independent lawyer and have them review her case. Don’t believe anything the nursing home or their reps tell you but listen to your own lawyer as to how to proceed.
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