I’m a lawyer and I use ChatGPT every day.
Mostly, like everyone else, I use it as a therapist/friend/teacher who won’t judge me for my stupid questions about snowboarding/life/relationships/business or ask me to help it move furniture on the weekend.
But, sometimes, I use it for work too.
Here was my query yesterday:
Seems simple enough.
The VA (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) pays for veterans’ medical care after they get hurt in car accidents.
If the veteran gets money from a car accident settlement, the VA wants its money back.
This is called insurance “subrogation” and it happens in almost every case with health insurance involved.
Most insurance subrogation claims include something called a“common fund” or “made whole” provision that says the insurance company has to help pay its fair share of attorneys fees and case expenses.
Medicare does it.
So does Medicaid.
So I was wondering if the VA does too.
I asked ChatGPT and it spit out the following answer:
