Resolution of Conditional Payments for Personal Injury Settlements
January 17, 2020
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC, CSSC
Failure to Pay Equals Personal Liability
The government takes its reimbursement rights seriously and is willing to pursue trial lawyers who ignore Medicare’s interest. On March 18, 2019, the …
Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Figareau et. al.
January 17, 2020
In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Figareau et. al., Case No. 8:19-cv-545, 2019 WL 6311160 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2019), the Court permitted an ERISA self-funded health plan’s equitable lien claim to attach to the plaintiff …
DOJ Pursues Philadelphia Law Firm Over Six Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Conditional Payments, Firm Settles with DOJ
January 8, 2020
By: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is serious about and intent on enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act when it comes to conditional payments. There are now numerous examples of …
