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It determines how much Medicaid recovers from liable third parties. It affects how states allocate medical damages in court."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 25-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 25-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 7-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 7-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 51-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 51-13"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 37-39","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 37-39"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 43-3","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 43-3"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 7-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 7-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 11-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 11-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 5, lines 45-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 5, lines 45-13"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 23-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 23-29"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 35-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 35-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 51-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 51-9"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 19-21","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 19-21"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 25-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 25-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 43-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 43-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 25-29","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 25-29"}]}],"slug":"2012-12-98-delia-v-e-m-a","term":"2012","title":"Can a state cap Medicaid reimbursement at 30 percent of a settlement?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 27, lines 25-11","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 27, lines 25-11"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 37, lines 7-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 37, lines 7-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 45, lines 51-13","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2012/12-98-qsde.pdf","page_label":"file page 45, lines 51-13"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}