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For Plaintiff Lawyers Serious About Stopping Medicare Issues COLD
New Year, New Resolutions. At PMLS, for 2020, our resolution is to become the GO-TO resource for Trial Lawyers nationwide for all types of liens and all things involving Plaintiff Medicare Secondary Payer compliance. We also want to continue to be the leader in providing MSA AVOIDANCE and/or dramatic funding reductions.
For Plaintiff Lawyers Serious About Stopping Medicare Issues COLD
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the release date for its forthcoming regulation addressing future medical expenses under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act.
In this video Jack shares what you need to know, and provides guidance about how you & your firm can prepare for the coming changes.
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #44
Medicare & Dental Work – Teeth Are a Luxury
Jack Meligan had a plaintiff attorney reach out to him asking for some insight about helping an injury victim who needed some dental work done.
2020’s Medicare open enrollment deadline is December 7th, 2019. In this video, Jack shares Medicare’s position on dental work. He also gives you a work-around, should you ever find yourself working with an injury victim who needs dental work.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
Avoiding MSAs – At PMLS we have created tools and resources to help plaintiff attorneys avoid MSAs:
THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs – If you would like to download our free resource – “THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs”– see this link: http://www.avoidingmsas.com
THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT – If you would like to purchase “THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT,” see this link: https://plaintiffsmsa.com/order-the-three-ways-to-avoid-an-lmsa-toolkit/?page=toolkit
If you are ready to have the THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
Also, check out our “Attorneys Sued Over Medicare Issues” resource: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #45 The Nasty Surprise at Mediation – When the Defendant Requires a Last Minute MSA
Jack Meligan recently had a number of attorneys tell him about the nasty surprise that defendants have been springing on them. Defendants have been requiring Liability MSAs — last minute — at the mediation table.
In this video, Jack shares what you can do to head this off and help your clients avoid unnecessary MSAs.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
Avoiding MSAs – At PMLS we have created tools and resources to help plaintiff attorneys avoid MSAs.
THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs – To download our free resource – “THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs”– see this link: http://www.avoidingmsas.com
THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT – To purchase “THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT,” see this link: https://plaintiffsmsa.com/order-the-three-ways-to-avoid-an-lmsa-toolkit/?page=toolkit
If you are ready to have the THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no-obligation initial consult.
Also, check out our “Attorneys Sued Over Medicare Issues” resource: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com.
P.S. “We used your MSA strategy during my client’s mediation. It resulted in defendants adding $1.2 million to their previous offer, which settled the case. Your post settlement MSA strategy increased the net to our client by over $800,000. I am very happy with this $2,000,000 improvement to our case settlement.”
— Joe Piucci, Esq., Piucci Law, Portland, OR
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #43 Perilous Assumptions: What the Law Does NOT Say About Medicare Conditional Payments
Trial Attorneys are making a perilous assumption about what the law says regarding Medicare Conditional Payments.
In this video, Jack Meligan reflects on an excellent article that was in the October issue of Trial magazine. Not to mention, at the 5:20 mark Jack shares a little-understood fact few attorneys know. This fact is directly related to what the law specifically does & does not say about Medicare Conditional Payments.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
At the 7:50 mark of this video, Jack also holds up an actual letter denying payments that Medicare sent out to one of it’s beneficiaries.
Here is a link where you can see this document for yourself: https://plaintiffsmsa.com/medicare-letters-denying-payments-to-claimants-who-have-received-settlements
We’ve told you before about other attorneys who have been sued over Medicare issues – see this link for more information: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
If you are ready to have the THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #42 DOJ Escalates the Targeting of Trial Attorneys
Another big settlement reached between the DOJ and trial attorneys! This time, a Baltimore law firm has paid $91,406.98 to resolve allegations related to Medicare Conditional Payments.
The details of this case reveal that the DOJ has significantly upped the ante. They make it clear that entering into a joint agreement with co-counsel can make you an accessory to the violation of mishandling Medicare Conditional Payments. Jack has the news and analysis for you.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
Within the DOJ press release that Jack refers to in the video above are two salient quotes every trial attorney serving injury victims needs to be cognizant of:
“Plaintiffs’ attorneys cannot refer a case to or enter into a joint representation agreement with co-counsel and simply wash their hands clean of their obligations to reimburse Medicare for its conditional payments,”
“We intend to hold attorneys accountable for failing to make good on their obligations to repay Medicare for its conditional payments, regardless of whether they were the ones primarily handling the litigation for the plaintiff.”
Here is a link to that DOJ Press release so you can see it with your own eyes: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/baltimore-plaintiffs-law-firm-saiontz-kirk-pa-pays-united-states-over-90000-settle
We’ve told you before about other attorneys who have been sued over Medicare issues – see this link for more information: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com
Don’t Let This Happen to You!
If you are ready to have the THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
Medicare Letters Denying Payments to Claimants Who Have Received Settlements
Jack Meligan recently spoke about two actual letters denying payments that Medicare sent out to beneficiaries that they know have received settlements.
Here are the links so you can download and review these documents for yourself:
Medicare Summary Notice Denial Letter
Medivest Medicare Denial
https://plaintiffsmsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Medivest_Medicare-Denial-04-16-19.pdf
THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs
If you would like to download our Free Resource – THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs see this link here – http://www.avoidingmsas.com/
THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT
If you would like to purchase THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT see this link here – https://plaintiffsmsa.com/order-the-three-ways-to-avoid-an-lmsa-toolkit/?page=toolkit
If you want more information about how THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION can help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our PMLS website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
Also, check out our “Attorneys Sued Over Medicare Issues” resource here: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com.
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #41 – Is Medicare Acting Like Lucy Yet Again?
Word on the street was that this fall (2019) Medicare would finally be issuing the long-awaited guidance they first spoke about back in 2012.
Fall is almost over and Medicare has still not issued anything…
Jack Meligan has been traveling, and in this video he shares two interesting tidbits that he has heard about this long-promised guidance.
Jack also covers actual letters denying payments that Medicare has been sending out to beneficiaries. Specifically, ones that they know have received settlements.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
Medicare Letters Denying Payments to Claimants Who Have Received Settlements
At the 6:35 mark of this video, Jack Meligan speaks of two actual letters denying payments that Medicare sent out to beneficiaries. Specifically, ones that they know have received settlements.
Here is a link where you can see these documents for yourself – https://plaintiffsmsa.com/medicare-letters-denying-payments-to-claimants-who-have-received-settlements/
Avoiding MSAs
At the end of this video, Jack mentions some of the tools and resources we offer to help plaintiff attorneys avoid MSAs.
THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs
If you would like to download our Free Resource – “THE INSIDER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MSAs” – see this link – http://www.avoidingmsas.com/
THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT
If you would like to purchase “THE 3 WAYS TO AVOID AN LMSA TOOLKIT,” see this link – https://plaintiffsmsa.com/order-the-three-ways-to-avoid-an-lmsa-toolkit/?page=toolkit
If you want more information about how THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION can help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our PMLS website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
Also, check out our “Attorneys Sued Over Medicare Issues” resource here: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com.
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
From Jack’s Desk: PMLS Video #40 – Medicare’s Secret Police Work For Free
Back in 2012, Medicare said that they would be issuing guidance about MSAs. Every year since then, it seems like Medicare has promised and then re-promised that guidance was coming soon. But then, they pull a “Lucy” and yank the guidance football away from all of us Charlie Browns.
Word on the street is that this fall Medicare will finally be issuing that long-awaited guidance.
In this video, Jack Meligan shares his thoughts on what that guidance will likely be.
Jack also lets you in on the secret about who Medicare has “deputized” to help enforce Medicare’s Secondary Payer rules.
Medicare is Pivoting and Change is Coming
Make sure that you and your firm are ready.
If you want more information about how THE PLAINTIFF’S MSA & LIEN SOLUTION can help you CONQUER your and possibly make them DISAPPEAR or get significantly reduced, then go to our PMLS website plaintiffsmsa.com. Or, call us at 888-MSA-PLTF (888-672-7583) for a no charge, no obligation initial consult.
Also, check out our “Attorneys Sued Over Medicare Issues” resource here: www.AttorneysSuedOverMedicareIssues.com.
P.S. “I have known and worked with Meligan and his firm for almost 20 years. They know this stuff. These folks are easy to work with, and you are likely to learn something that makes your life easier.”
— Rick H. Friedman, Friedman | Rubin, Seattle, WA
Making MSAs Disappear
At PMLS our battle cry is ZERO IS THE HERO! Our focus is on making MSAs disappear.
We have three ways to avoid an MSA. When we can’t make an MSA disappear entirely, we work to see that it is MASSIVELY REDUCED. Specifically, to the lowest rock-bottom amount that is reasonable and defensible.
Here are just a couple stories about MSAs we have battled for our clients:
Making 93% of an MSA Disappear!
When “Free” Costs Almost a Quarter Million Dollars…
If you are ready to have us CONQUER your Medicare and lien problems and make them DISAPPEAR – call us at 888-MSA-PLTF or 888-672-7583.
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