The legal boundaries of third-party carriers’ medical bill negotiations

A defense move to lower the value of pain-and-suffering damages as a multiple of medical bills

Albert Abkarian
Nicholas Abkarian

From Issue: 2024 October

Medicare Advantage lien claims: The other Medicare lien

A Medicare Advantage lien claim is as powerful as a lien claim by Medicare

Michael S. Fields

From Issue: 2019 November

Workers’ compensation liens and credit issues

When there is a third-party settlement in addition to WC benefits, the complexity comes in layers

From Issue: 2019 March

Trial strategies with a workers’ comp lien

If you are just presenting a lump sum WC lien to the jury and asking for that award, you are wasting a good opportunity to increase the value of your case

From Issue: 2023 May

The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment

Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement

Linda A. Lipsen

From Issue: 2022 April

Mediating cases with large medical liens

Protecting medical-lien claims and the plaintiff through timely negotiation and disclosure of liens

Elizabeth R. Feffer

From Issue: 2023 September

Lien management when there is both a workers’ comp and civil case

When a third-party tortfeasor action is coupled with a workers’ comp case, the complexity and dynamics of handling the lien can change dramatically

Brian S. Letofsky

From Issue: 2019 November

Dealing with hospital liens

The Hospital Lien Act, Civil Code sections 3045.1-3045.6, including a checklist for negotiating HLA liens

Bruce Brusavich

From Issue: 2019 November

Understanding and handling long-term disability liens

LTD insurers’ liens against third-party recoveries most often result from “other income” provisions in the insurance policies

Donald de Camara

From Issue: 2026 March

The nuts and bolts of Medi-Cal liens

The Medicaid program has very specific rules about reimbursement of its expenses by a third-party tortfeasor

James West

From Issue: 2019 November

Resolving original Medicare’s lien rights

A review of steps to be taken prior to settlement to determine original Medicare’s entitlement to reimbursement

Natt Reifler

From Issue: 2019 November

Medi-Cal lien resolution

A look at the Medi-Cal lien rules, from case intake through settlement

Alison M. Karp

From Issue: 2018 December