Are you Resolving the Right Medicare Lien?
There can be multiple Medicare liens for one personal injury event. Let that sink in. We can acknowledge Medicare lien resolution is difficult enough, but how can there be multiple Medicare liens...
Medicare Set-Aside Basics
Medicare Set-Asides (or “MSAs”) don’t exist under the law. Nevertheless, nearly all Workers’ Compensation cases, and a growing number of Liability cases, consider whether an MSA is needed. If MSAs...
MASSIVE Reduces Pennsylvania Aetna Lien to Zero
With meticulous attention to detail and expert knowledge of state law, MASSIVE completely eliminated a lien from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. Despite the lien holder’s insistence, scrutiny of the Plan language indicated this was not a self-funded...
MASSIVE’s Ryan Weiner Presenting at the Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance for Beneficiaries Conference in March 2021
Ryan Weiner, COO of MASSIVE and long-time authority on liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation conditional payments, will be presenting at the virtual Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance for Beneficiaries Conference on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 beginning at 1:05 ET. Ryan will be covering Conditional Payment...
MASSIVE Reduces Self-Funded ERISA Lien by over $240,000
MASSIVE was determined to significantly reduce a medical malpractice case involving a birth trauma. Doctors failed to diagnose fetal distress in a premature birth, which led the baby to have...
2021 WILG SE Regional Conference to Include Ryan Weiner as a Special Guest
We are proud to announce MASSIVE’s continued support of WILG as Ryan Weiner, MASSIVE’s Chief Operating Officer and experienced lien resolution attorney, joins the other industry leaders to present at the 2021 Spring Conference....
How Did MASSIVE Resolve a Self-Funded ERISA Lien of $894,301 for $0.00?
We obtained the plan documents and determined it was not truly a self-funded ERISA plan. We don’t know whether the subrogation company intentionally represented it as a self-funded ERISA lien....
How Much Time does your Team Spend on Liens?
In recent years, lien rights for Medicare, Medicaid, and other forms of health insurance have been vastly expanded. These expanded rights mean healthcare liens have become an increasingly large portion...
MASSIVE’s “ERISA Lien Essentials: The Dos and Don’ts of Managing Complex Plans” Webinar is Tomorrow!
Please join MASSIVE’s COO, Ryan Weiner, and experienced attorney and partner, Marcy Spitz, tomorrow at 1:30pm ET as they discuss how to handle ERISA liens in order to improve the...
California Plaintiff’s Lien Reduced by Over $80,000
MASSIVE ensured a California plaintiff was able to take home his full net settlement despite a lien that was more than double the settlement amount. After suffering from a failed...
ERISA and its Impact on You
By Marcy Spitz, Esq. Most practitioners see the acronym ERISA and roll their eyes knowing there is more to do. Do not despair. ERISA notices are workable, here is...
MASSIVE Welcomes Senior Lien Negotiator, Christina Sanalitro
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MASSIVE Welcomes Christina Sanalitro, Senior Lien Negotiator, to Nation’s Leading Independent Lien Resolution Provider SOUTHFIELD, MI, January 20, 2021 MASSIVE: Medical and Subrogation Specialists, the industry’s...
February 4, 2021 – “ERISA Lien Essentials: The Dos and Don’ts of Managing Complex Plans” Webinar
Are ERISA liens proving to be too much for your firm to handle? Join Ryan Weiner and Marcy Spitz, two leaders of MASSIVE's expert team of analysts, on 2/4 as...
MASSIVE Reduces Malpractice Victim’s ERISA Lien to Zero
MASSIVE stepped in to resolve a lien after a cancer misdiagnosis lead to confusion regarding the preexisting need for treatment. A Michigan plaintiff was told she had one type of...
MASSIVE Does it Again! ERISA Lien Fully Eliminated After Careful Review of Plan Language
MASSIVE’s expert attorneys completely eliminated an ERISA lien arising from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit in less than five months. This challenging subrogation claim was governed by case law where...
Self-Funded ERISA Plan Lien Reduced by 87%
A Pennsylvania mother was badly hurt in a motor vehicle accident, which resulted in her baby’s premature birth. The child had significant injuries that totaled $222,792.52 in liens. Because this…
What to Expect from Senate Bill 410
Michigan has repealed the immunity provision of its Product Liability Act. This provision has been on the books for the last 30 years, allowing Michigan companies to shield themselves from…
MASSIVE Increased Settlement by $110k with Medical Cost Projection
Recently, a worker’s compensation firm asked us to review one of their cases. Their plaintiff required a shoulder replacement. The defense initially offered $100,000 based almost entirely on past medical…