No. 20-1263October Term 2020Decided Jun 17, 2022Updated May 25, 2026
Gallardo v. Marstiller
The case asked whether Florida’s Medicaid program could take money from a personal-injury settlement not just for past medical expenses Medicaid already paid, but also from the portion of the settlement representing future medical expenses.
Case status
Decided 7-2 · June 17, 2022 · Opinion by Justice Thomas
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- Decision released Jun 17, 2022
- What it's about
The case asked whether Florida’s Medicaid program could take money from a personal-injury settlement not just for past medical expenses Medicaid already paid, but also from the portion of the settlement representing future medical expenses. The Supreme Court held that the federal Medicaid Act allows a state to seek that reimbursement from settlement funds allocated to future medical care.
Question presented
Whether the federal Medicaid Act provides for a state Medicaid program to recover reimbursement for Medicaid's payment of a beneficiary's past medical expenses by taking funds from the portion of the beneficiary's tort recovery that compensates for future medical expenses.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Decision released Jun 17, 2022
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 17, 2022
The Court released its decision on June 17, 2022 without hearing oral argument.
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Brief added: Questions Presented
May 25, 2026 | Court records
Opinion added: opinion
Jun 6, 2022 | Court records
Brief added: Petition
Mar 9, 2021 | Court records
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