Posts Tagged ‘healthcare lien’
CMS Recovery Thresholds Create Safe Harbor
CMS has maintained Medicare lien minimum recovery thresholds for the fourth straight year. These minimum settlement amount recovery thresholds essentially create a safe harbor for the smallest of settlements (except if those settlements are exposure-based injuries). You can find that CMS alert here. Here are some highlights: Plaintiffs need not report settlements less than $750;…
Read MoreMASSIVE Gets Smart With New Integration
MASSIVE GETS SMART MASSIVE is excited to announce that we have joined forces with SmartAdvocate as part of our continued efforts to provide our clients with the nation’s highest quality lien resolution services, now elevated by the power of award winning case management software! The integration (already available in the July 2019 Release of SmartAdvocate)…
Read MoreMedicaid Liens Reduced by $550,000
Medicaid wanted to take 100% of a quadriplegic plaintiff’s settlement. Attorney George Fishback tasked MASSIVE with reducing Medicaid’s two liens. We stepped in and reduced over $550,000.00 of those Medicaid and Managed Medicaid liens, allowing the injured plaintiff to keep 88% of his settlement after attorney’s fees! At MASSIVE, our expert attorneys know how…
Read MoreMASSIVE’s Lien Resolution Programs = More Money for Your Clients!
MASSIVE successfully reduced a $70,000 lien down to just $100. Our expert attorneys leveraged one of our global lien resolution programs with a large subrogation firm to protect the plaintiff’s settlement. When it comes to large scale lien resolution on Mass Tort projects, everyone wants a piece of the pie, often leaving the plaintiffs with…
Read MoreObscure Lien Holder Squashed by Equitable Doctrines
MASSIVE has partnered with Cordisco & Saile since 2014, to assist them with their lien resolution needs and allow for the highest amount to end up in their client’s pockets. Recently, our team successfully eliminated a lien by asserting that the private insurance plan did not have the right to recover based on Equitable Doctrines.…
Read MoreMassive Supports the M&L Summer Legal Forum
Massive will be attending the M&L Summer Legal Forum Marketing conference July 18-22, 2018 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming! As long time supporters of M&L, we are excited to share our lien resolution expertise and contribute to this collaborative group dedicated to success. Massive is the country’s most accurate and reliable lien resolution company, quickly resolving healthcare liens with Medicare, Medicaid, Private…
Read MoreUS Attorneys Prove Ignoring Medicare Is Expensive
Medicare compliance should be a part of every injury firm’s business plan. Need proof? Take a look at this press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Want more proof? Read the settlement agreement between the US Attorney and Philadelphia personal injury law firm Rosenbaum & Associates for nine unpaid…
Read MoreJoin Us at the AAJ Convention in Denver, CO!
American Association for Justice Convention DENVER JULY 7-10, 2018 Going to the AAJ Annual Convention in Denver, CO July 7-10, 2018? 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 Denver. We are the country’s fastest and…
Read MoreMedicare & Wrongful Death: How an Illinois Plaintiff Got it Wrong
A November 2017 decision out of the US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois gives us a very clear case study in how not to use Wrongful Death laws to avoid Medicare liens. Paraskevas v. Price was decided on November 26, 2017. The Court found that Medicare was entitled to its full claim…
Read MoreWrongful Death Cases: Can Medicare Still Have its Superlien?
We received this question directly from a plaintiff last week (who also happens to be a practicing attorney): Can Medicare claim its reimbursement right where the case is only a Wrongful Death action? Answer: Maybe. Three Medicare cases help us get to the analysis. First there was Bradley v. Sebelius (621 F.3d 1330, 11th Cir.…
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