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Plaintiff firm settles with the U.S. Government for inadequately addressing and repaying Medicare Conditional Payments.

Plaintiff firm settles with the U.S. Government for inadequately addressing and repaying Medicare Conditional Payments.

On June 18, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced a recently concluded settlement with a plaintiff firm involving the repayment of Medicare Conditional Payments.  The government’s investigation arose under the Medicare Secondary Payer provisions of the Social Security Act, which authorizes Medicare, as a secondary payer, […]

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TOP 50 MOST UNREASONABLE HOSPITAL LIENS

TOP 50 MOST UNREASONABLE HOSPITAL LIENS

Increasingly trial attorneys are discovering that settlement of a personal injury or wrongful death claim with the tortfeasor can be the beginning not the end of negotiations or even litigation. Once settlement funds are received, the often-protracted lien resolution process begins, especially hospital liens. Hospitals typically demand reimbursement of their full, undiscounted list prices for […]

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Big Data and Medicare – Recipe for Disaster

Big Data and Medicare – Recipe for Disaster

B. Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC Introduction A vital step to navigating the MSP statute is understanding the dynamics between the Section 111 Reporting Requirement and the potential interplay for a Liability Medicare Set Aside (LMSA). The MSP statute precludes Medicare from paying for any item or service when payment has been made by a […]

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Medicare Advantage Private Cause of Action is Now Sweeping the Country

Medicare Advantage Private Cause of Action is Now Sweeping the Country

Medicare Advantage Private Cause of Action is Now Sweeping the Country Courts across the country continue to rule that Medicare Advantage Plans (MAP or MAO) are enforceable and shall be entitled to double damages if not repaid in third party liability situations.  The trial bar has been aware of this significant exposure since 2016 when […]

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Cutting Through the Alphabet Soup of Public Benefits

Cutting Through the Alphabet Soup of Public Benefits

What happens when someone suffers a serious or catastrophic personal physical injury causing permanent disability? Do they get the proper counseling regarding the form of the settlement so as to protect their current assets, preserve public benefits and safeguard the physical injury recovery? Will the recovery be sufficient to pay for all of the victim’s […]

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Defer Taxation of Your Legal Fees and Take Control of Timing of Income

Defer Taxation of Your Legal Fees and Take Control of Timing of Income

Many attorneys have questions when it comes to how to avoid the spikes in income and the accompanying taxation common with contingent legal fees. There are custom tailored solutions for attorneys who work on a contingent fee basis to avoid these issues. Attorney fee structures and deferred compensation arrangements allow lawyers to avoid taking income […]

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