Archive for March 2016
Massive at Harris Martin MDL Conference
Massive is excited to attend the Harris Martin MDL Conference in Santa Barbara, CA. Our extensive mass tort lien resolution experience recognizes the need for fast and efficient lien resolution even in the largest of cases. Whether we utilize global resolution techniques or case-by-case reductions, our goal is to complete lien resolution in a manner most beneficial…
Read MoreMedicare Can Recover Payment for Any Alleged Injuries
Anderson v. Burwell gives us another example of Medicare’s powerful abilities to recover Medicare liens (or more accurately, Medicare Conditional Payments). The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, decided on March 3, 2016 that any care claimed as related to negligence is recoverable by Medicare. That recoverability is not earth-shattering,…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Ignoring Medicare Advantage Liens
Attorneys are individually liable to Medicare if they receive a settlement or payment on behalf of a Medicare beneficiary. US v. Harris, 2009 US Dist. LEXIS 23956 (N.D. W. Va. 2009). It’s that simple: make sure Medicare gets repaid for its lien. If you don’t: they can come after you. A new case in a…
Read MoreUtah State Bar Opinion Allows Outsourcing Lien Resolution Cost to Plaintiffs
Did you know that your law firm doesn’t have to pay for a lien resolution service? According to the Utah State Bar (among others), a lien resolution service may be outsourced and treated as a client cost. See Utah State Bar Ethics Opinion Number 14-01 (January 2014). The State Bar said: It is ethical for…
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