Resolving Medical Liens and Reimbursement Claims in Personal Injury Cases: New Models for Achieving Predictability and Finality
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will discuss certain predictive settlement solutions to resolve heathcare liens in personal injury, auto, and workers’ compensation settlements, that, when used properly, can minimize repayment obligations and provide certain protections. This program will cover Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs), Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), Medicaid, private/ERISA liens, military liens, workers’ compensation liens, Indian Health and Affordable Care Act (ACA) liens.
Outline
- What’s the Lien Landscape for Personal Injury Litigants in 2021?
- Medicare Parts A/B (Traditional);
- Medicare Part C (Advantage);
- Medicare Part D (Prescription Drugs);
- Medicaid;
- Private/ERISA/FEHBA;
- Affordable Care Act
- Military;
- Workers’ Compensation;
- Indian Health;
- Focal Point: Medicare Advantage Plans – Why So Important in 2021?
- Historical
- Humana
- MSP Recoveries
- PAID Act coming, but what about now?
- How to Find that Hidden MAP Out There?
- Historical
- Using Predictive Settlement Solutions to Resolve Liens
- Judicial Allocations Via Arbitration to Minimize Lien Exposure
- What does “On the Merits” Mean?
- Why Settling the Case is the Wrong Path to Minimize Lien Exposure?
- How A Well-Thought Out Arbitration Path Makes More Sense?
- Qualified Settlement Funds (QSFs)
- Protection for Defendants
- Protection for Plaintiffs
- Lien Resolution Compliance Programs
- What is a lien resolution compliance program?
- Why is 2021 the right time to implement a lien resolution compliance program?
- What to seek in the right lien resolution compliance program?
- Judicial Allocations Via Arbitration to Minimize Lien Exposure
Benefits
The panel will review these and other consequential issues:
- Why current lien resolution techniques fail to achieve the results intended?
- How lienholders are using new tools to increase recovery efforts?
- When utilizing predictive settlement solutions makes the most sense?
Faculty

John V. Cattie, Jr.
Founding Member
Cattie & Gonzalez
Mr. Cattie focuses his law practice exclusively on MSP and MSA issues, providing legal opinions regarding reporting and... | Read More
Mr. Cattie focuses his law practice exclusively on MSP and MSA issues, providing legal opinions regarding reporting and repayment obligations as well as assessing a client’s future medical exposure under the MSP Act. In the MSA area, he has personally reviewed or overseen the review of over 10,000 distinct fact patterns. Federal and state court opinions such as Smith v. Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Tye v. Upper Valley Medical Center, and Doe v. Company X cite his analysis favorably.
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Bruce A. Cranner
Partner
Talley Anthony Hughes & Knight
Mr. Cranner is best known for his work in complex and complicated healthcare cases and professional liability cases,... | Read More
Mr. Cranner is best known for his work in complex and complicated healthcare cases and professional liability cases, serving both as a litigator and as an adviser to clients ranging from physicians, hospitals and long-term care facilities, and as lead trial counsel in peer review and complex medical liability cases. Mr. Cranner is currently serving as national Medicare Secondary Payer compliance counsel to two Fortune 500 Healthcare companies and several major insurance carriers.
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Rafael Gonzalez
Partner
Cattie & Gonzalez
Mr. Gonzalez has over 35 years of experience in work comp claims handling, litigation, and resolution
| Read MoreMr. Gonzalez has over 35 years of experience in work comp claims handling, litigation, and resolution
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