TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Almost 14 years after a Lee County girl was severely injured when she was hit by a truck, the U.S. Supreme Court mentioned Monday that Florida’s Medicaid program will recuperate a portion of the cash it paid for her preliminary care.
The crash occurred in November 2008 when 13-year-old Gianinna Gallardo was hit by a truck after getting off a Lee County college bus.
Florida’s Medicaid program paid $862,688 to cowl Gallardo’s preliminary medical payments. The crash left Gallardo in a “persistent vegetative state,” in keeping with the Supreme Court.
Gallardo’s mother and father filed a lawsuit in opposition to the truck’s proprietor, driver and the Lee County School Board. An $800,000 settlement was reached with $35,367 of it going in the direction of previous medical bills.