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Advanced Lien Resolution: Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA, and Military Liens

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Introduction

Effective lien resolution is pivotal in personal injury cases. Liens—claims from healthcare providers, insurers, or government agencies against a plaintiff’s settlement—can significantly impact the net recovery. Understanding and managing these liens is crucial for maximizing the client’s recovery and …

Effective Steps for Negotiating and Resolving Healthcare Liens

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Resolving healthcare liens is essential to ensuring that personal injury clients receive their maximum net recovery. A structured approach to negotiating and resolving these liens helps protect clients’ interests and comply with legal requirements. Here’s a streamlined guide to managing …

Navigating the Maze of Hospital Liens

Navigating hospital and provider liens in personal injury cases can be a labyrinthine process.  These liens trigger ethical considerations, generally involve inflated charges, and have intricate state-specific regulations to navigate. For personal injury attorneys, understanding these liens and devising effective …

Why Is Lien Resolution So Challenging for Personal Injury Law Firms?

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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

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

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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 …

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 …

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