Posts by Cheryl Mudd
Ryan Weiner, Esq., COO of MASSIVE, Announced as Upcoming MTVA President
We are pleased to announce that Ryan Weiner, Esq., Chief Operating Officer at MASSIVE, has been elected as the 2023-2024 Mass Torts Vendor Association (MTVA) President. Ryan will officially begin his two-year term at the National Trial Lawyers (NTL) Summit at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, January 23-26, 2023. During his tenure, Ryan will…
Read MoreMedicare Lien Reduced by Over $100,000 for Florida Plaintiff
The plaintiff in this case suffered multiple injuries including brain bleed and weight loss due to nursing home negligence. His treatments built up a total of $140,209 of Medicare liens. Medicare added other claims that it paid while the plaintiff was in the nursing home for his brain bleed and other injuries. John Buford,…
Read MoreMallinckrodt Opioids Lien Resolution
MASSIVE has been named as the exclusive Lien Resolution Administrator for Mallinckrodt’s PI Bankruptcy Trust. We previously detailed the lien resolution programs we have set up. Outside of those LRPs are dozens of other Medicaid programs, including: Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska New…
Read MoreGetting 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…
Read MoreModernize Your Post-Settlement Process Webinar
Join Marcy Spitz from MASSIVE and Laura Fetto from Milestone along with industry experts Sindhu Daniel, Grant & Eisenhofer, Sam Katen, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Trevor Rockstad, Davis & Crump, and Leslie LaMacchia, as we discuss the importance of separating administrative duties at settlement on September 20 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT). Key…
Read MoreMASSIVE Success in 50% Reduction of Hospital Lien
MASSIVE’s experts reduced a $132,785.65 hospital lien down to $70,000! The plaintiff in this case was shot multiple times, leading to significant injuries and surgery. Because he did not have insurance at the time of the shooting, the Parkland Hospital System provided care to him for his injuries totaling over $132,000. It filed a…
Read MoreMASSIVE’s Ryan Weiner to speak at Kansas Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar on September 28, 2022
Ryan Weiner, Esq., COO of MASSIVE, will be presenting “Medicare Lien Resolution in Workers’ Comp Claims” at the virtual Kansas Department of Labor’s 48th Annual Workers Compensation Seminar Wednesday September 28th at 2:20pm (CST). Key content to be discussed includes: Understanding who is the “debtor” in Medicare’s view Analyzing the process from plaintiff perspective…
Read MoreRyan Weiner, COO of MASSIVE, Presenting at 2022 WILG Annual Convention
Ryan Weiner, Esq., MASSIVE’s COO and experienced lien resolution attorney, joins other industry experts to present at the 2022 Annual Convention. Ryan and the panel will be discussing Medical Liens, Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs), and Administration, along with a Q&A session at 2:15 p.m. (MST) on Friday, September 30. Be sure to register for the…
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