Posts by Ryan Weiner
What is a Medicare Set-Aside?
If you have a personal injury lawsuit or workers compensation settlement, you may have to consider creating a Medicare set-aside. Medicare set-asides are very complicated. Even a lot of lawyers don’t understand exactly what they are and how they work. Thankfully, you don’t need to know everything about them. You just need to know enough…
Read MoreLooking Back at the Arkansas Department of Human Services v Ahlborn Case
Back in 2006, the Federal Court decided what would become a landmark case. Arkansas Department of Human Services v Ahlborn, raised the question of whether Medicaid was entitled to your entire settlement in a personal injury case. The plaintiff had been involved in a terrible car accident. She had no insurance and Medicaid covered her…
Read MoreWhat is the Difference Between Generic and Name-Brand Drugs?
We hear the term almost every time we go to the pharmacy. The pharmacy tech will ask if we are okay with a generic drug. A lot of people have no idea what this means. They just know that their doctor gave them a prescription and they’re trying to fill it. However, there are some…
Read More5 Things to Understand About Medicare Advantage Plans
Over the last few years, Baby Boomers have discovered for themselves what a nightmare healthcare beyond retirement can be. There are so many different components of Medicare that many people just throw their hands in the air. Trying to navigate the Medicare system can be very frustrating. The information available online is often overwhelming and…
Read MoreMed Lien Solutions Announces Acquisition of Med Max USA
Detroit, MI September 10, 2018: For Immediate Release Med Lien Solutions announced today the acquisition of Med Max USA, a nationwide provider of settlement services, creating a unified medical and subrogation services solution available to everyone in the legal, medical, and insurance industries. The company will operate under the new name Massive. “Our lien resolution…
Read MoreCMS and Liability Medicare Set-Asides
CMS’s newest time frame to create a Liability Medicare Set Aside (“LMSA”) process has come and gone. Again. We’ve seen CMS make multiple attempts to create a process and then pull them back. CMS’s Liability Medicare Set-Aside History In 2012, CMS issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) requesting comment on potential rules; CMS…
Read MoreMassive Supports the M&L Summer Legal Forum
Massive will be attending the M&L Summer Legal Forum Marketing conference July 18-22, 2018 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! As long time supporters of M&L, we are excited to share our lien resolution expertise and contribute to this collaborative group dedicated to success. Massive is the country’s most accurate and reliable lien resolution company, quickly resolving healthcare liens with Medicare, Medicaid, Private…
Read MoreUS Attorneys Prove Ignoring Medicare Is Expensive
Medicare compliance should be a part of every injury firm’s business plan. Need proof? Take a look at this press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Want more proof? Read the settlement agreement between the US Attorney and Philadelphia personal injury law firm Rosenbaum & Associates for nine unpaid…
Read MoreJoin Us at the AAJ Convention in Denver, CO!
American Association for Justice Convention DENVER JULY 7-10, 2018 Going to the AAJ Annual Convention in Denver, CO July 7-10, 2018? We would love to meet up and share our lien resolution expertise with you! As a long-time, proud supporter of the AAJ, Massive is excited to be exhibiting in Denver. We are the country’s fastest and…
Read MoreMedicare & Wrongful Death: How an Illinois Plaintiff Got it Wrong
A November 2017 decision out of the US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois gives us a very clear case study in how not to use Wrongful Death laws to avoid Medicare liens. Paraskevas v. Price was decided on November 26, 2017. The Court found that Medicare was entitled to its full claim…
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