Liability Cases Involving Certain Recalled Sulzer Inter-Op Acetabular Shells for Hip Implants

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Sulzer Orthopedics et al. (Sulzer) have reached a final settlement regarding the processing of claims related to medical services provided to Medicare beneficiaries in conjunction with a revision of a Sulzer Inter-Op acetabular shell recalled by Sulzer in December 2000. The settlement affects Medicare recovery claims that Medicare may have asserted or may assert against the proceeds of any settlement, judgment or award a beneficiary may receive from Sulzer et al. or its liability insurance on a liability claim brought against Sulzer.

In order to assure that such cases are handled properly, attorneys representing affected Medicare beneficiaries are asked to write to the Special Lead Medicare Contractor for Sulzer Settlement and identify themselves and their clients that are Medicare beneficiaries. The Special Lead Contractor will work with the attorneys to assure that the case is handled properly. The mailing address for the special Lead Contractor is as follows:

Medicare Secondary Payer Department
Sulzer Settlement Liability Cases
Chisholm Administrative Services
1215 South Boulder
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101