Posts by Cheryl Mudd
Finding Time
Ben Franklin was right, “Lost Time is Never Found Again”. Time is a scarce resource and if it’s lost, we can’t get it back. Utilizing MASSIVE’s lien resolution service allows you to save time so you can focus on your clients’ experiences and acquiring new cases for your firm. With our Fee Protection GuaranteeTM 1,…
Read MoreTexas Plaintiff’s Medicare Lien Reduced by Over $90,000
MASSIVE’s successful dispute in a nursing home negligence case led to a significant reduction in the Medicare lien. The injuries for this case were for pressure ulcers only, however, the plaintiff had significant hospitalizations with other injuries that Medicare added to the lien. MASSIVE’s expert attorneys reviewed the liens and disputed to Medicare that the…
Read MoreEveryone Wants a Trusted Partner
You can rely on MASSIVE. We guarantee our customers will not need to reduce fees due to MASSIVE communicating inaccurate dates, settlement amounts, disbursement amounts, and other procedural errors that result in your firm being unable to pay liens from the net settlement proceeds. We provide total transparency to our customers. The feedback we gather…
Read MoreYou Measure How Much You Make, But Do You Measure How Much You Lose?
The average law firm loses a measurable amount of money each year from unprotected fees. MASSIVE’s Fee Protection Guarantee TM 1 eliminates any worry our customers have about not collecting their full attorney fee in the event of: Incorrect disbursement of settlement funds Communication of inaccurate dates Procedural errors by MASSIVE We guarantee that you will not need to reduce your attorney fee as a…
Read MoreNew York Plaintiff’s Private Lien Reduced by Over $54,000
MASSIVE significantly reduced a United Healthcare lien for a medical malpractice case involving a failed cancer diagnosis. Many of the charges that the lienholder was attempting to collect were from after the settlement date. The law firm had difficulty communicating with the lienholder and hired MASSIVE to get the job done. Our skilled expert lien resolution attorneys carefully laid out the facts to the lienholder who agreed with MASSIVE’s argument and removed…
Read MoreTOMORROW: Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance for Beneficiaries Conference with Ryan Weiner!
Last chance to register for the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance for Beneficiaries Conference featuring MASSIVE’s COO, Ryan Weiner! Ryan will be discussing the effects of Conditional Payment Resolution and will be welcoming questions for all attendees. With years of experience in liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation conditional payments, it is guaranteed to be an educational event for all! Register here today to join Ryan and the…
Read MoreDon’t Miss Ryan Weiner Tomorrow at the 2021 WILG SE Regional Conference!
Please join MASSIVE’s Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Weiner, tomorrow at the 2021 WILG Spring Conference. If you haven’t registered yet, do so here to join Ryan tomorrow at 8:30am CT as he takes a look at the complex process of Medicare Set-Asides and the ways to uncover hidden settlement dollars!
Read MoreAre you Resolving the Right Medicare Lien?
There can be multiple Medicare liens for one personal injury event. Let that sink in. We can acknowledge Medicare lien resolution is difficult enough, but how can there be multiple Medicare liens for one personal injury case? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created a complex system where different “debtors” look at different Medicare lien…
Read MoreMedicare Set-Aside Basics
Medicare Set-Asides (or “MSAs”) don’t exist under the law. Nevertheless, nearly all Workers’ Compensation cases, and a growing number of Liability cases, consider whether an MSA is needed. If MSAs don’t exist under the law, why do I need one? MSAs come from the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(2) and § 1862(b)(2)(A)(ii) of…
Read MoreMASSIVE Reduces Pennsylvania Aetna Lien to Zero
With meticulous attention to detail and expert knowledge of state law, MASSIVE completely eliminated a lien from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. Despite the lien holder’s insistence, scrutiny of the Plan language indicated this was not a self-funded ERISA plan based on its incomplete language and self-funded affidavit from the wrong year. The adjuster disagreed with our position and continued to pursue the so-called ERISA…
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