Medicare in Personal Injury Claim Settlements: Complying With CMS Reporting Obligations and Satisfying Liens

Mr. Basista focuses his practice on addressing Medicare Secondary Payer issues that arise in the resolution of workers’ compensation, general liability, and FELA claims. He is retained as National Medicare Counsel and Advisory Medicare Counsel to a number of insurance carriers, third-party administrators, self-insured entities, and trade organizations. Mr. Basista is also retained nationwide as a Medicare Set-Aside provider and Section 111 Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting agent. He is a frequent lecturer on the topic of Medicare compliance to insurance carriers, self-insured businesses, law firms, and professional organizations.

Mr. De Leon is currently an Associate Attorney at the law firm of Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC, where he concentrates his practice on providing advice and guidance in the area of Medicare Secondary Payer compliance, more specifically in the area of Liability Medicare Set-Asides. He has reviewed a multitude of cases with varying and distinct fact patterns, providing counsel and insight to his attorney-clients on how to handle Liability Medicare Set-Aside issues within the context of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Mr. De Leon is a member of the American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association, Mecklenburg County Bar Association, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, Defense Research Institute Organization, and is licensed to practice law in the State of North Carolina.

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. 

Mr. Shaw is a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney practicing throughout Washington State, with a litigation practice spanning both federal and state courts. He also practices in the Medicare Secondary Payer compliance space, advising attorneys on their clients’ obligations to Medicare after settlement.

Mr. Shaw is a member of the Medicare Secondary Payer Network and co-chairs the litigation committee on its board of governors. He is a fellow of the Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional (CMSP) program and serves as an instructor to those seeking the credential. Steve worked on Medicare Secondary Payer issues with the American Association for Justice as a member of its board of governors and is the editor of the Washington State Association for Justice’s Subrogation Deskbook. He frequently presents on MSP issues for state trial lawyer associations and other organizations and writes regularly about Medicare in liability cases.