Posts Tagged ‘lien resolution’
Medicare & The Upside Down (Case)
Sometimes we refer to a case where fees and costs exceed settlement as “upside down.” An Indianapolis firm asked us: can a Medicare Plan (meaning Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplemental Plan) claim a lien in the upside down world? No. Medicare Advantage Plan liens claim their rights exist from the same laws that allow Medicare…
Read MoreAhlborn is Back – Retroactively. What it Means.
Nearly every trial lawyer association has put out an alert by now: “Ahlborn is back!” “Permanent & Retroactive Ahlborn ‘Fix’” “Ahlborn… Resurrected?!” You get it. We get it. Everybody gets it. Ahlborn, it’s a thing again. But what does that mean for you? First – a quick history. The Ahlborn case involved the plaintiff arguing…
Read MoreCRC Transition Days – February 7 – 9, 2018
As we’ve previously discussed, Medicare’s CRC contractor is changing from CGI to Performant Recovery, Inc. on February 8, 2018. The CRC is having three days of what it is calling it’s, “Dark Days” from February 7 thru 9, 2018. What does this mean? Medicare No-Fault and Workers’ Compensation files will be accessible, but, no additional…
Read MoreCMS’s New Medicare Set-Aside Contractor
CMS can finally move forward with its new Medicare Set-Aside (“MSA”) contractor. While that contract was awarded in September, two organizations challenged that award arguing that CMS “unreasonably failed to permit offerors to make oral presentations and failed to conduct discussions.” More interesting, Arch Systems, LLC argued that the agency “failed to reasonably evaluate the…
Read MoreNew CMS Contractor Coming February 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that a new Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) Contractor, Performant Recovery, Inc. will take over CRC duties on February 8, 2018. Performant will assume responsibility for conditional payment recoveries from no-fault insurers and workers’ compensation entities. CMS will be presenting webinars on the transition on January…
Read MoreJoin Massive for a Lien Resolution CLE Presentation
Ahmad Zeki, Director of Business Development at Massive, will be presenting to the Inland Counties Association of Paralegals on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. The topic is ‘Lien Resolution and Future Medicals: The Ever-changing World of Liens & Future Medicals and How to Deal with Them.’ Dealing with lien claims management is frustrating and tedious. Each lien requires…
Read MoreMassive Supports the M&L Winter Legal Forum
Massive Managing Partner Todd Franklin will be attending the M&L Winter Legal Forum Marketing conference January 10-13, 2018 in Costa Rica! As long time supporters of M&L, we are excited to 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 Insurance, ERISA, Military and VA.…
Read MoreLiability MSAs on the Horizon. Will they or won’t they?
If you feel like CMS is treating Liability Medicare Set-Asides like a Sitcom love story, you’re not alone. Like the transition to ICD-10 and the implementation of Mandatory Insurer Reporting, the “will they or won’t they” of LMSAs is years in the making. CMS gave us a great cliffhanger…
Read MoreJoin Med Lien at the CAOC Convention
Massive proudly supports the Consumer Attorneys of California and we are excited to exhibit at the 56th Annual Convention in San Francisco November 16-19, 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…
Read MoreWhat About LMSAs? CMS Postpones Guidance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) continues their progress towards building a process for Liability Medicare Set-Asides (“LMSAs”) and No-Fault MSAs (“NFMSAs”). With that said, CMS has been unable to issue regulations to move the process forward. First, CMS issued MLN Matters Number SE17019 on September 19, 2017. That MLN Matters transmittal was…
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