Medicaid enrollees must share lawsuit awards with states, Supreme Court rules

States can seek reimbursement for future medical expenses from Medicaid beneficiaries’ injury settlements, the Supreme Court decided in a 7-2 opinion issued Monday.

Justice Clarence Thomas penned the majority opinion, which asserts that federal Medicaid law allows states to collect private settlement funds for medical expenses and doesn’t expressly limit that to previously paid bills.

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Elena…