Posts by Cheryl Mudd
California Medicaid Health Care Liens
By Marcy B. Spitz, Esq. Resolving Medi-Cal liens, via California’s Medicaid program, is vastly different compared to resolving Medicaid liens in other states. This difference is because Medi-Cal recently changed its process and will NOT issue any summary of Medicaid liens until the personal injury attorney provides settlement information to it. What does…
Read MoreMASSIVE Completely Resolves South Carolina Plaintiff’s Medicare Lien
Careful research and attention to detail played a key role in MASSIVE’s experts resolving a $72,893 Medicare lien to zero. A South Carolina woman received a delay in diagnosis of a myocardial infarction, which resulted in muscle loss and subsequent surgeries. The plaintiff had a history of hypertension and had previous carotid endarterectomy due to her pre-existing carotid artery disease. MASSIVE…
Read MoreLien Resolution and Settlement Administration Strategies for Better Client Outcomes
The mass tort lien process often gets treated differently than single event. Our message to you is that it shouldn’t be. It’s imperative to prepare, prepare, prepare. Ask your clients who insured them at any point since their injury-inducing event. That information can be used to fill in the blanks. This is where the mass tort process can…
Read MoreConnect with MASSIVE at PILMMA
MASSIVE is excited to participate in the PILMMA 2021 Super Summit September 29 – October 2 in Washington DC. Visit our booth to hear about our Lien Resolution and Future Medical Allocation (including MSAs) services and learn how MASSIVE can add value to your firm! MASSIVE is the trusted advisor and expert you…
Read MoreMASSIVE Proud to be a Sponsor of 2021 MAJ Golf Outing
MASSIVE is a longtime supporter of the Michigan Association for Justice and we are excited to sponsor the 14th Annual Golf Outing on September 27. Contact us to learn more about MASSIVE. We can deliver outstanding results for you, your firm, and your clients with our Lien Resolution and Future Medical Allocation services, including…
Read MoreRyan Weiner, COO of MASSIVE, Speaking at 2021 MTMP Seminar
MTMP’s Fall Seminar is here again! MASSIVE is proud to sponsor this event and to announce that Ryan Weiner, MASSIVE’s COO and experienced lien resolution attorney, is presenting on Wednesday, October 13 at 3:45 p.m. PDT. He will be examining lien resolution and settlement administration strategies for better client outcomes. Also, be sure to…
Read MorePrivate Liens: Reading Plan Language
Medicare liens are the same process and based on the same laws no matter where you are. Private liens? There are tens of thousands of different plans based on different laws and different contracts – or plan language. If you know how to read that language, you will save yourself incredible amounts of time. …
Read MoreMedicare 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…
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