Medicare Lien
Join Us at the WILG Annual Conference October 16-18, 2017
As proud Gold Level Advocates of WILG, we are excited to contribute to this collaborative group dedicated to success! Managing Partner Todd Franklin and Director of Business Development Ahmad Zeki will be presenting to the WILG members at the Annual Convention October 16-18, 2017 in Florida. The topic will be ‘Medicare Set-Asides: What They Do and Do…
Read MoreMassive 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 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 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 MoreAnti-Subrogation States – Defeating a Lien Before it Exists
Sometimes, a lien never has to exist. Sometimes, the insurance company never stands a chance. And sometimes, a client keeps 100% of her net settlement. These times are most often settlements in anti-subrogation states – or states that statutorily refuse to allow subrogation, liens, or insurance reimbursement. The eight officially anti-subrogation states are: Arizona Connecticut…
Read MoreMassive Joins Consumer Attorneys of California at Lake Tahoe Seminar
Massive is a proud supporter of the Consumer Attorneys of California and we are excited to exhibit at the Lake Tahoe Seminar June 23-24, 2017! 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 the…
Read MoreMedicare Numbers Revamped
CMS announced that it will begin moving away from its current ID system. That system has long relied on Social Security Numbers as the basis for Medicare’s “Health Insurance Claim Number” or HICN (its name for what we refer to as the Medicare number). While this change is a major positive step toward reducing identity theft,…
Read MoreMassive Welcomes Ahmad Zeki, Director of Business Development
Massive, LLC is pleased to announce the addition of Ahmad Zeki, Juris Doctor as Director of Business Development. Ahmad joins Massive to further develop its growing, national lien resolution services. Ahmad joins Massive with more than 10 years of business experience ranging from sales, client development, executive account management, and medical disability insurance. Ahmad is a…
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