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Does an Insurance Company Automatically Have a Lien?

Subrogation rights are rarely absolute. But the process can be convoluted as you figure out whether federal law or state law governs your case’s health insurance liens. From Medicare to...
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State Law and Plan Language: What to Look for in Lien Resolution

Lien resolution starts with either a series of laws (like Medicare liens and Medicaid liens) or relies on plan language (like Private liens, ERISA liens, and more). For private liens,...
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MAJ’s Virtual Lunch and Learn, Featuring MASSIVE’s COO Ryan Weiner Tomorrow on January 26, 2022

Grab your laptop and lunch and join MASSIVE’s COO, Ryan Weiner tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. ET as he discusses how to handle Michigan’s No-Fault Reform.    If you’re a Michigan attorney and wondering how to properly investigate and...
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What is a “Non-Submit” or “Evidence-Based” MSA?

Medicare Set-Asides are a specialized product where Medicare has set forth a special process. The general idea is that an MSA will pay for medical care related to sued-for injuries...
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Anti-Subrogation: When Health Insurance has no Lien Right

Subrogation rights can be limited by state law. In fact, eight states are considered “Anti-Subrogation” states with one more effectively anti-subrogation. Those states are: Arizona  Connecticut  Kansas  Missouri  New Jersey ...
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Medicare Suggests LMSAs and NFMSAs are on the Horizon. Again.

Medicare via HHS/CMS has once again put us on notice that Medicare Set-Asides may expand to liability and no-fault scenarios with LMSAs and NFMSAs. It recently released a Notice of...
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Medicare Set-Aside Basics

Medicare Set-Asides (or “MSAs”) are a construct created because the Medicare Secondary Payer Act makes it illegal for Medicare to pay for case-related treatment. Of course, this is limited to circumstances...
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MASSIVE’s Ryan Weiner Presenting at the RISE Medicare Secondary Payer Master Class February 25, 2022

Ryan Weiner, COO of MASSIVE and long-time authority on liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation conditional payments, will be speaking at The 7th Annual RISE Medicare Secondary Payer Master Class on February 25 at 9:00 a.m....
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How Many Files Can Medicare Open for One Lawsuit?

Most lien holders have one file for all of an individual plaintiff’s settlements. Medicare can have multiple for each of an individual plaintiff’s settlements.   Medicare’s process has its roots...
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Medicare’s Agents: CMS, BCRC, and CRC

For Medicare Liens, the agency is represented by one branch of the government and two contractors. Those actors are: CMS – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS is...
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2022 AAJ Winter Convention

The 2022 AAJ Winter Convention is just around the corner on February 13-15 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort and Spa in Palm Springs California.   As the exclusive...
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2022 Medicare Recovery Thresholds

CMS has announced Medicare lien minimum recovery thresholds for 2022 settlements. Those thresholds are unchanged for the sixth straight year. These minimum settlement amount recovery thresholds essentially create a safe...
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