Medicare's 'Never Events' Should Never Be Mentioned in Court

Med Mal practitioners are questioning whether never events, and their related payment issues, is admissible into evidence at trial. What is the current state of the law, and what issues can we anticipate will come up in the future?

19 minute read June 21, 2013 at 03:31 PM
By
Kim M. Ruder, Andrew W. Countryman And Alexandra Saber
Medicare's 'Never Events' Should Never Be Mentioned in Court

In 2002, Medicare started using the concept of the “never event” ' events that occur in a medical facility that are considered preventable and of concern to the public. As the idea evolved and expanded, Medicare decided that it would not pay for care and treatment related to never events.

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