In Episode 15 of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus talks with Ken Hardison of Hardison & Cochran and founder of PILMMA, a powerful innovative legal marketing and management association. They discuss how
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Medicare Compliance – How to be TOTALLY Medicare Compliant
Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC
So, what do lawyers assisting Medicare beneficiaries do given all of the issues surrounding representing Medicare beneficiaries?
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#1 | Since You Asked: Synergy’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Advice Column
July 8, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Introducing “Since You Asked,” Synergy’s first in a series of columns addressing MSP compliance questions in the area of workers’ compensation.
Question:
“My client is settling her case and does not know…
Exploring Options for Conditional Payment Resolution
July 8, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Most attorneys are well aware of the need to resolve Medicare’s conditional payments in connection with a client’s settlement. This obligation stems from the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act, 42 U.S.C. §…
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…
Post-Settlement Conditional Payment Issues in Workers’ Compensation Claims
May 13, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
The conditional payment recovery process in a workers’ compensation claim is not always smooth. Although the workers’ compensation insurance carrier will generally resolve any conditional payments in an accepted claim, the injured…
Convoluted Conditional Payment Arguments Fail to Persuade Court in Florida Collateral Source Case
May 11, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
The interplay between the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA) and Florida’s medical malpractice statute, Fla. Stat §§ 766.207 and 766.209 was addressed in the recent case of Gordon v. Azar, 2021 U.S.…
White Paper: Hospital Liens Carry Ethical and Legal Obligations but present Opportunity for Deep Reductions
April 22, 2021
Michael D. Walrath, Esq.
Direct provider “liens” against settlement proceeds have teeth, whether hospital or physician liens, statutory or contractual. The various positions of state bar associations on these issues, and the limited law delineating them, have…
Beware of Problematic Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Settlement Terms
April 8, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance settlement terms utilized by defendants are often overly broad in nature. The recent opinion, Kupolati v. Village of Timber Creek Association, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 7…
The Evolution of The Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Arrangement
April 8, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
The nature of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) has evolved over the years since the 2001 Patel Memo. That evolution has seen us move from every WCMSA that met the Center…