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Course Information
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    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Personal Injury and Med Mal

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Wednesday, October 2, 2024

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$197.00

This course is $0 with these passes:

CLE
ALL

This CLE course will provide personal injury counsel for both plaintiffs and defendants, as well as adjusters, with practical tips and considerations for resolving Medicare and Medicaid liens to maximize recovery and ensure healthcare compliance in personal injury claims.

Faculty

John V. Cattie
Managing Partner
Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC

Mr. Cattie focuses his law practice exclusively on MSP and MSA issues, providing legal opinions regarding reporting and repayment obligations as well as assessing a client’s future medical exposure under the MSP Act. In the MSA area, he has personally reviewed or overseen the review of over 10,000 distinct fact patterns. Federal and state court opinions such as Smith v. Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Tye v. Upper Valley Medical Center, and Doe v. Company X cite his analysis favorably.

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David L. Place
Owner
The Place Firm, PLLC

Mr. Place exclusively assists personal injury victims and plaintiff counsel with complex lien resolution problems using his vast knowledge of the other side’s techniques. Mr. Place spent fourteen years representing large private group health insurance plans, self-funded ERISA groups, FEHBA plans, Medicare Advantage plans, state Medicaid plans, as well as stop-loss and disability plans in their subrogation/recovery programs. He asserted subrogation/reimbursement rights for those groups in all fifty states, personally recovering nearly one hundred million dollars for the insurance industry.

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Catherine E. Goldhaber
Partner-in-Charge
Hawkins Parnell & Young

Ms. Goldhaber defends claims related to product liability, exposure to toxic substances and transportation-related injuries. She handles matters directly in Illinois and Michigan and manages multi-state litigation as national coordinating and trial counsel. Ms. Goldhaber counsels clients in Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) issues, particularly as the issues arise throughout discovery and in resolution. 

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Description

Personal injury attorneys spend significant time resolving Medicare and Medicaid liens in tandem with litigating or settling the underlying personal injury claims. Until liens are addressed, the final settlement of personal injury claims should not occur.

When personal injury plaintiffs accept Medicare or Medicaid benefits to cover accident-related bills, they are obligated to pay back the government if a third party later takes responsibility for causing the underlying injuries, as demonstrated by a settlement, judgment, or another award. Medicare and Medicaid are usually entitled to reimbursement of their expenditures on accident-related medical care.

Many lienholders are often willing to compromise, and there are legally and practically established means to lower the final lien amount. Strategic resolution of Medicare and Medicaid liens will help attorneys maximize client recovery and ensure compliance during the personal injury claim settlement.

Listen as our authoritative panel of personal injury litigators and consultants discusses Medicare and Medicaid lien resolution tactics and strategies to maximize settlement amounts and ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

Outline

  1. Addressing Medicare liens
  2. Addressing Medicaid liens

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What obligations do plaintiffs in personal injury cases have to reimburse Medicare in a liability settlement?
  • Are Medicare set-asides required?
  • Best practices for resolving Medicaid liens and an update on crucial legislative activity
  • What steps should defense attorneys take during discovery and resolution to protect their clients regarding lien reimbursement?