Posts Tagged ‘lien resolution’
Massive 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…
Read MoreMichigan Applies Ahlborn v. Arksansas
Another state has extended the Medicaid Lien limitations developed in Ahlborn v. Arkansas. This time, it’s our home state: Michigan, in a clear holding that seems to suggest Medicaid and Managed Medicaid Programs (like the respondent Meridian Health Plan) should work to settle their liens rather than force apportionment hearings. If you practice in Michigan…
Read MoreTrump’s Proposed Medicaid Cuts – What it Means for Medicaid Liens
President Trump has proposed more than $800 Billion in cuts to federal Medicaid funding in his first major budget proposal. These cuts are far from certain today and may require a connection to the House’s health care bill passed last month. While many of these cuts mean that fewer people will be covered, what happens…
Read MoreFEHBA Liens Now Mimic ERISA Liens
On April 18, 2017, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Coventry Healthcare of Mo., Inc. v. Nevils that reimbursement or subrogation plan language in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans (FEHBA) preempts any State law. This holding means that FEHBA liens now feel a lot like ERISA liens. Since the McVeigh ruling in 2006, there has…
Read MoreCIGA v. Price – Medicare’s Multiple Diagnosis Code Problem
In January, a California District Court attacked Medicare’s system of lumping related and unrelated diagnosis codes into payments. The problem lays in Medicare’s inflexible recovery system that essentially claims, if one code is related to the sued-for injuries, the entire payment must be repaid to Medicare. We blogged about it in January and noted that…
Read MoreMassive Supports the AAJ in Austin, TX
American Association for Justice Winter Convention SATURDAY – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 – 14, 2017 Going to the AAJ Winter Convention in Austin, TX February 11-14, 2017? We would love to meet up and share our expertise with you! We are the country’s fastest and most accurate lien resolution company, quickly resolving injured plaintiffs healthcare liens with…
Read MoreMass Tort Lien Resolution Programs Speed the Process
Mass tort lien resolution is the same, but, different from single event resolution. One defining characteristic is the ability to exchange information with lien holders in bulk. Several of the major subrogation firms offer Lien Resolution Programs (LRP) for mass tort cases. LRPs are a way of efficiently exchanging large amounts of information and finalizing…
Read MoreAre Self-Funded ERISA Plans All That Scary?
The short answer is – they can be. But if you know how ERISA Plans operate you can achieve maximum reductions. Resolving liens can be a difficult and time-consuming task. Medicare frequently includes unrelated claims, but is statutorily required to reduce by a pro-rata share of attorney’s fees and costs. Insured health plans typically reduce…
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