Citing federal Medicare law and a reimbursement formula, a Superior Court judge has reduced a $236,072 jury verdict for a woman who suffered neck injuries in a car crash by $72,129, leaving the plaintiff with a $163,942 award.

Defense counsel said the case could set the tone for reducing future verdicts and settlements in litigation involving Medicare beneficiaries. But plaintiff counsel disagreed, saying there was other case law that contradicted the judge, and that might help Medicare beneficiaries.

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