Archive for September 2022
Getting MORE from QSF Admin and Lien Resolution
This guest post was written by Milestone, a qualified settlement fund administration firm that offers in-house, comprehensive settlement planning to trial lawyers and plaintiffs. Below, the Milestone team explains the power attorneys have in selecting the right lien resolution administrator and qualified settlement fund administrator. Large litigation is complex from day one, and it…
Read MoreMedicare Liens in Workers’ Compensation
Medicare’s process in Workers’ Compensation is generally misunderstood. The best solution? Remember that Medicare will attempt to collect from any source and any settlement. Medicare will open files relating to a Workers’ Compensation injury in the following manner: Recovery from the carrier. This file is via the Commercial Repayment Center (“CRC”). We can call…
Read MoreMedicare Compliance for Plaintiff Attorneys
The federal government enacted the Medicare Secondary Payer Act in 1980. Since then, it has gone from a toothless idea to recoup money, to a convoluted beast affecting past and future medical payments in all settlements. What areas of the law are most concerning? Medicare Conditional Payments. Essentially, a “Conditional Payment Letter” from Medicare…
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