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Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Division Affirmed Workers’ Compensation Order Finding an Increase in Permanency, but Not Total Disability.

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Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. and State of N.J. Second Inj. Fund, No. A-1188-22 (Jan. 30, 2024) - In this case, the Appellate Division affirmed the workers’ compensation order for an increase in the petitioner’s...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: Medicare & Medicaid

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In Episode 13 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss Medicare and Medicaid and how they relate to New Jersey workers' compensation. Topics of discussion include an overview of both...more

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Medicare and the Roundup Global Lien Resolution Program

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have been operating a global Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) approach in healthcare lien resolution for mass tort, class action, and asbestos trust settlements for more...more

Willcox & Savage

You've Heard of Medicare and ERISA Liens, but What About the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act? The Federal Law Controlling the...

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Claims adjusters are frequently warned to identify and resolve Medicare and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) liens before finalizing settlements in personal injury claims. But there is another federal law...more

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OIG Declines To Challenge Debt Cancellation and Restructured Financial Arrangements Between Health System and FQHC “Look-Alike”...

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In Advisory Opinion 22-17, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that a proposed restructuring of a loan and other contractual relationships between a health system...more

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Got a Mass Tort? Tips on Resolving Healthcare Liens

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The first two parts of this series on mass tort tips discussed the best practices for intake and how to develop an inventory of mass tort cases. Now that all that hard work has paid off, and it’s time for settlement. In any...more

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How Can Medicare Affect My Personal Injury Settlement?

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Medicare is the federal health insurance program that covers people who are 65 or older and certain younger individuals with disabilities. If you are a Medicare recipient and you are injured, Medicare may cover the cost of...more

Carlton Fields

Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… uh oh… a Super Lien!

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Liability insurers have always gnashed teeth over the dreaded “super lien” – aka a lien asserted by Medicare for treatment expenses where the patient is reimbursed through a settlement obtained in personal injury litigation....more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Existence of Outstanding Medicare Lien Not Sufficient to Stall Settlement Payment

In Keith Karpinski v. Smitty’s Bar, Inc. (No. A143381), the California Court of Appeal for the First District held that the satisfaction of statutory liens, including those imposed by Medicare, is not necessarily a condition...more

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Adjusters: Best Practices for Dealing with Liens

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In dealing with a workers’ compensation claim, adjusters will want to be sure to be aware of any other entities that may have a lien on money that might be awarded to the injured worker. In North Carolina workers’...more

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