Medicare intervenes in lawsuit to assert

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Ted is 92 years old and is injured in a slip-and-fall due to a grocery store's negligence. He goes to the hospital, but the nurses commit malpractice, causing even more medical bills. Ted's Medicare benefits cover all of his bills, but Ted still sues the grocery store and the hospital. Medicare intervenes in the lawsuit to assert its subrogation rights. What does this mean?

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