Partnering with Lien Resolution Experts for Enhanced Law Firm Efficiency
Partnering with an expert lien resolution group offers several compelling benefits, most notably in terms of efficiency and results.
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What Gives Hospitals and Government Health Benefit Plans the Right to Recover
Navigating the complex world of healthcare liens can be overwhelming, especially for cases involving military personnel, Veterans, Medicaid recipients and the uninsured who need hospital care.
What Gives Health Care Plans The Right To Recover?
January 12, 2023 Teresa Kenyon, Esq. Dealing with medical liens is the dreaded case after the case for most personal injury attorneys. As a personal injury attorney, you’ve worked hard to prove the tortfeasor has liability for the damages incurred by your injured client and secure a recovery. When settlement is reached and the funds […]
Personal Injury Attorney Sued by ERISA Plan for Funds in Attorney’s Possession
Self-funded ERISA plans are becoming more and more aggressive about asserting their reimbursement rights when one of their members has settled a pi claim.
Outsourcing of Lien Resolution for Personal Injury Law Firms
You might ask yourself, why hire experts to assist with outsourcing lien resolution when I can do it myself.
Gallardo v. Marstiller: Medicaid Liens-Undoing of Ahlborn
On June 6th, 2022, the United States Supreme Court decided in a 7-2 decision to allow Florida Medicaid, pursuant to Section 409.910 of the Florida Statutes, to recover its lien from all medical damages past and future.
Is the PAID Act the Solution for Locating Hidden Medicare Advantage Liens?
The PAID Act has the potential to make it easier to locate these hidden liens. The risk of not finding them is a private action by the Medicare Advantage plan for double damages.
What Should You Do About Possible Health Insurance Liens?
August 12, 2021 Teresa Kenyon, Esq. When handling a third-party liability case and you know your client had health insurance that paid the medical expenses, should you check to see if there is a lien interest on the settlement funds? Or maybe you have settled a case and you just received a notice letter from […]
Hospital “Liens” vs. “Debts”: A Distinction with a BIG Difference
May 13, 2021 Michael Walrath, Esq. Introduction Plaintiffs’ lawyers largely understand settlement proceeds which are subject to a claim of lien must be protected in trust, even against the client’s interests or wishes. An attorney may not serve as the “sole arbiter” of a lien dispute, take it upon herself or himself to decide the […]