Lien Resolution
Massive Presenting at 45th Annual SFPA Meeting & MCLE Event
Massive Director of Business Development, Ahmad Zeki, J.D., will be presenting at the 45th Annual Meeting of the San Francisco Paralegal Association (SFPA) and MCLE Event on Friday, October 13, 2017 in San Francisco, California! Ahmad will be speaking about ‘Lien Resolution and Future Medicals: How to Deal with them…
Read MoreCMS Begins Teaching Providers About MSAs
CMS issued MLN Matters Number SE17019 on September 19, 2017. Its three pages have one clear intent: teach medical providers how to discover whether they should bill Medicare or the patient’s MSA account. Click here for the full text of MLN Matters Number SE 17019. The article concludes with a section called, “Provider Action Needed.”…
Read MoreCMS Awards New MSA Review Contract
CMS has awarded its massive Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC) for a whopping $60,759,236.00 to Capitol Bridge, LLC. This contract is nearly $12,000,000 larger than that awarded to Provider Resources, Inc. for the 2011 contract (PRI’s contract award was initially for approximately $24,000,000.00; however, that amount doubled to $48,000,000.00…
Read MoreMedicare Advantage Liens – Your Law Firm’s Responsibility
Humana is continuing to show the strong position it holds for reimbursement of its Medicare Advantage Plans. We posted on this topic 18 months ago when Humana sued the Paris Blank law firm for failing to reimburse it from a PI settlement. On August 18, Humana filed two more…
Read MoreMassive Announces New 'Live Data Portal' with 24/7 Lien Info
At Massive, our goal is to make your day easier. We’ve created a “Live Data Portal” for our customers that allows them to get up-to-the-second information on every file they submit. We know that access to the information you need, when you need it, is critical. Whether it’s noon or 2:00 AM, you have the same access through our Live Data Portal.…
Read MoreLiens without Plan Language
Lien resolution often starts with one question: What does the plan language say? More specifically we ask if the private insurance lien (or even the ERISA lien) has contract language explaining its rules for subrogation and liens. Every once in a while we find lien holders and health insurers who tell us there isn’t plan…
Read MoreMaking Medicare’s Automatic Reductions Automatic
Medicare lien resolution can be a headache for many law firms; but if you know its rules, you can take advantage of some helpful regulations. For example, many lawyers ask us about Medicare’s automatic reductions. Here’s the thing: They’re only automatic if you give Medicare what it needs to calculate the reductions. Medicare’s reductions are…
Read MoreMassive at the WA State Association for Justice Annual Convention
Massive is a proud supporter of the Washington State Association for Justice and we are excited to exhibit at the Annual Convention August 3-6, 2017 in Vancouver, BC! Better Lien Resolution Matters when resolving health care liens for your injured plaintiffs with Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Military and VA. Our expertise ensures your clients net the highest recovery, and…
Read MoreJoin Us at the AAJ Boston Convention
American Association for Justice Convention JULY 22-25, 2017 Going to the AAJ Convention in Boston, MA July 22-25, 2017? 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 Boston. We are the country’s fastest and most accurate…
Read MoreMedicare Set-Asides are No Longer Set in Stone
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has long followed a clear path toward revising MSAs: You couldn’t. CMS has finally changed its tune. Its newest Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside User Guide lays out those changes. First – let’s review the soon-to-be-forgotten, defunct MSA re-review process. The old process did not allow re-review where…
Read More