And is on a county funded program. If the person wins the lawsuit and the county reimburstment is less than the total hospital bill. Can they recieve the full amount of the hospital bill? Or do they get the reimburstment of what the county is?
Once the settlement amount of the lawsuit is determined, it is fixed unless there is an appeal that changes it. So even if the medical bills come out to be more, it would take an appeal and a new court order to raise the settlement amount (it is very unlikely that this would happen).
If the total expenses of the injury are not yet known, it might be possible to get a settlement that specifically sates that it is to cover all medial expenses plus an amount for pain and suffering. If this is the case, then yes the settlement amount will be adjusted based on the actual cost of medical care.
You’re lawyer should be able to give you more detailed information about your options.
Once the settlement amount of the lawsuit is determined, it is fixed unless there is an appeal that changes it. So even if the medical bills come out to be more, it would take an appeal and a new court order to raise the settlement amount (it is very unlikely that this would happen).
If the total expenses of the injury are not yet known, it might be possible to get a settlement that specifically sates that it is to cover all medial expenses plus an amount for pain and suffering. If this is the case, then yes the settlement amount will be adjusted based on the actual cost of medical care.
You’re lawyer should be able to give you more detailed information about your options.
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