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Does your west palm beach car accident attorney have to pay your health insurance out of your settlement money?
Does a halth insurance carrier have the right to force your attorney to pay him monies from you settlement for services that you recevied which they paid for as a result of your car accident/ the short answer is yes, no and maybe. It all depends on if the services were paid for before or after you settlemetn or verdict date.See:
768.76, Fla. Stat.
(8) Reimbursement of a collateral sources provider pursuant to this section shall satisfy such collateral sources provider's right of subrogation or reimbursement. The provider shall have no right of subrogation or reimbursement for collateral sources payments made after the date of waiver, settlement, or judgment.
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