Synergy’s blog brings you the industry’s foremost thought leadership InSights on matters of healthcare lien resolution and Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance. Visit often to discover helpful InSights on important lien resolution compliance issues.
Every firm tracks what a case costs to try, but lien resolution costs rarely show up on a report. They arrive as absorbed hours, delayed disbursements, and reduction arguments never made. Here’s a breakdown of the three hidden leaks draining profit from personal injury firms, and why the accounting shifts entirely once the work is outsourced.
Resolving liens in-house isn’t free, it just hides the cost in staff hours, weaker reductions, and client dissatisfaction. Here’s what firms are really paying, and where the ethical obligations under ABA Model Rules 1.1 and 1.15 actually leave room to outsource.
ERISA reimbursement claims are framed as “equitable relief,” but for injured plaintiffs the results often feel anything but fair. This post traces four landmark Supreme Court decisions — Great-West, Sereboff, McCutchen, and Montanile — to explain how plan language can override traditional equitable doctrines like made-whole and common-fund, and what personal injury attorneys need to investigate before paying or contesting a reimbursement demand.
Understand Medicaid lien resolution, federal anti-lien protections, and reduction strategies that help personal injury professionals protect client recoveries and maximize settlement outcomes.
Understand Medicaid lien resolution, federal anti-lien protections, and reduction strategies that help personal injury professionals protect client recoveries and maximize settlement outcomes.
Understand Medicaid lien resolution, federal anti-lien protections, and reduction strategies that help personal injury professionals protect client recoveries and maximize settlement outcomes.
Understand Medicaid lien resolution, federal anti-lien protections, and reduction strategies that help personal injury professionals protect client recoveries and maximize settlement outcomes.
Synergy shares thought leadership insights on lien resolution, Medicare compliance, settlement consulting, and strategies that help protect client recoveries.
Understand ERISA lien rules, including McCutchen and plan interpretation strategies, and how trial lawyers can improve personal injury recoveries through smarter lien resolution.