Lien Reduction Strategies: Navigating Federal and Military Healthcare Liens
When settling cases involving clients with federal or military healthcare coverage, understanding the complex landscape of lien recovery rights is crucial. This blog highlights key issues and strategies related to federal employee and military healthcare liens.
FEHBA Liens
The Federal …
Why Is Lien Resolution So Challenging for Personal Injury Law Firms?
Lien resolution in personal injury cases is complex, and handling it in-house poses significant challenges. To explore the why, it is important to consider key common questions:
What are my legal obligations as plaintiff’s counsel and am I personally liable?…
Medicaid Lien Resolution Fundamentals
Medicaid liens often arise in personal injury cases where the injured party is indigent, and the program has covered the client’s medical expenses. Under federal law, Medicaid programs must recover these expenses from third-party settlements. However, the process is governed …
Medicare Advantage Plans: Resolving The Hidden Lien
In our previous blog, we tackled the Medicare conditional payment resolution process. However, if your client, during treatment for their injuries, switched to a Medicare Advantage Plan (MAO-Part C), the resolution process might not be over. Here’s why: While you …
Navigating Ethical Outsourcing in Lien Resolution: What Personal Injury Law Firms Need to KnowÂ
In personal injury law, attorneys focus on proving causation, liability, and damages. Given the complexities that arise during settlement, outsourcing certain tasks has become a common practice to enhance efficiency and client outcomes. Just as attorneys engage experts in probate, …
Resolving Medicare Conditional Payment Obligations
Correctly navigating Medicare’s conditional payment resolution process is critical for personal injury attorneys, given the complex legal framework and the substantial risks involved in failure to reimburse. Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid …
Using Contract Law to Combat an ERISA Health Insurance Lien on Your Settlement
Settling a personal injury case can be a moment of relief for both the plaintiff and their attorney. However, a significant hurdle often remains: resolving health insurance liens. These liens can significantly impact the final recovery amount for your client, …
Do Hospitals and Providers Have to Bill Insurance, Including Medicare and Medicaid?
Introduction
The landscape of healthcare billing can be complex and confusing, both for healthcare providers and patients alike. When there is third-party liability involved, such as in cases of accidents or injuries caused by someone other than …
Top Cases for Lien Resolution
Teresa Kenyon, Esq. and Kevin James
Effectively minimizing or eliminating the reimbursement of any claimed medical lien is a critical part of ensuring just compensation for the injured. Personal injury lawyers encounter numerous obstacles in the process of resolving liens. …
Why Personal Injury Attorneys Should Partner with Lien Resolution Experts?
November 9, 2023
Introduction
In the world of personal injury law, every moment counts. The intricacies of building a solid case, negotiating with insurance companies, and advocating for your clients in court demand your undivided attention. Yet, …