Lien Resolution
MASSIVE Completely Resolves Medicare Lien for Connecticut Plaintiff
A Connecticut man received a delayed diagnosis of parotid cancer. This is an aggressive form of cancer and can be terminal. However, if caught early, life expectancy can be prolonged with early intervention. MASSIVE’s experts established that the treatment on his lien was medically necessary for the plaintiff’s cancer care and would have occurred…
Read MoreMASSIVE: The Exclusive Lien Resolution Administrator for Purdue Opioid Trust
MASSIVE is proud to be the exclusive Lien Resolution Administrator for the Purdue Opioid Trust. While there is a delay in that Trust due to appeals, we are forging ahead with planning. What is the process for up to 150,000 claimants going to look like? Medicare Lien Resolution The United States Department of Justice…
Read MoreHow 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 in something called Section 111, or Mandatory Insurer Reporting. That law requires all defendants notify Medicare of payments they make, whether they are paying voluntarily…
Read MoreOklahoma Plaintiff’s Medicare Lien Fully Waived by MASSIVE
MASSIVE ensured an Oklahoma Plaintiff was able to take home her full net settlement despite a Medicare lien that was more than ten times the settlement amount. The plaintiff was a part of a mass tort Genzyme Hernia Mesh claim. The lien amount was over $100,000 and not part of a global resolution, which…
Read MoreCalifornia Plaintiff’s Medicare Lien Completely Resolved by MASSIVE
A California man filed a Workers’ Compensation claim for his asbestos-related lung cancer. Medicare issued a $17,089.13 lien after the plaintiff had surgery to remove the cancer. MASSIVE discovered the $17,089.13 Medicare Lien was for oxygen and oxygen-related equipment that the plaintiff didn’t need or use and we found it wasn’t related to his…
Read MoreMASSIVE’s Determination Resulted in Large Reduction of FEHBA Lien for Florida Plaintiff
The 19-year-old plaintiff experienced a serious slip and fall accident, which caused a knee injury. She previously sustained sports injuries that were treated on a separate basis. After a settlement was reached, the Mail Handlers Employee Benefit Plan that covered the costs for both her sports injuries and slip and fall, asserted a large…
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 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. …
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