Archive for August 2021
Medicare and Alabama Medicaid Liens Waived after Persistent Arguments from MASSIVE
MASSIVE reduced over $107,000 in Medicare and Alabama Medicaid liens to zero. The underlying case involved nursing home negligence case where an Alabama woman sustained stage IV pressure ulcers leading to her death. Medicare claimed a $40,271.89 lien and Alabama Medicaid claimed a $67,785.88 lien from a modest settlement. While the firm was unable to…
Read MoreRyan Weiner, COO of MASSIVE, Speaking at 2021 WILG Annual Convention
We are proud to announce MASSIVE’s continued support of WILG as Ryan Weiner, MASSIVE’s COO and experienced lien resolution attorney, joins other experts to present at the 2021 Annual Convention. Ryan will be discussing how to read private insurer’s plan language (including ERISA) and where Medicaid lien rights begin at 8:00 a.m. EST on…
Read MoreMedical Cost Transparency Update
By Marcy B. Spitz, Esq. On January 1, 2021, new laws went into effect requiring hospitals to publish prices of their procedures. Since then, many hospitals are not in compliance with the new laws, which is requiring action to be taken to enforce compliance. For example, in April, CMS sent out hundreds of warning…
Read MoreMASSIVE Welcomes Dena Ramsey, Legal Nurse
MASSIVE: Medical and Subrogation Specialists, the industry’s most advanced provider of healthcare lien resolution and future medical allocations company, is pleased to announce the addition of Dena Ramsey as a Legal Nurse Consultant and Future Medical Specialist. In her new role, Dena will lead MASSIVE’s allocation team for Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) and Medical Cost Projections…
Read MoreMASSIVE Sponsor of MAJ 76th Annual Banquet September 18
As a longtime supporter of Michigan Association of Justice, MASSIVE is excited to be a sponsor for MAJ’s 76th Annual Banquet on September 18 at Ford Field in Detroit. If you haven’t already registered or need more information, visit the MAJ website. MASSIVE’s team looks forward to celebrating the honorees at this special event and are happy…
Read MoreMedicare Lien “Mail Bag”
MASSIVE’s Ryan Weiner, Esq. spoke at Rise’s 5th Annual Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Forum on July 28th. We received some great questions during that presentation, and we wanted to use them to help everyone learn more about the Medicare lien resolution process. Question: Do you report Wrongful Death as a date of injury or a claim? For example, if a person…
Read MoreEBMSAs and How to Protect Yourself and Your Clients
In last week’s blog, we discussed Evidence-Based Medicare Set-Asides (EBMSAs) and why they are risky and problematic. Defense-oriented MSA organizations are selling EBMSAs as a security, but if there is going to be future care that is Medicare’s responsibility, what happens when there is no money to pay it? The answer? You are trading…
Read MoreWhat are EBMSAs?
If you are a worker’s compensation attorney, then you already know about Evidence-Based Medicare Set-Asides, or EBMSAs. EBMSAs are supposedly created according to evidence-based guidelines, and designed to take into account an expected decline in medical treatment over time. It’s important for attorneys to weigh the pros and cons and truly understand the effect…
Read MoreKentucky Plaintiff’s Private Disability Lien Completely Resolved by MASSIVE
A Kentucky man experienced lower back injuries from a motor vehicle accident and collected $125,000 from the defendant’s liability carrier. The plaintiff was covered by two disability plans that paid out almost $30,000 to him after the accident. The plan policy provided that if the settlement had been for lost wages, they could assert…
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