Synergy’s blog brings you the industry’s foremost thought leadership InSights on matters of healthcare lien resolution and Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance. Visit often to discover helpful InSights on important lien resolution compliance issues.
Medicare is complex, to say the least. Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D all cover distinct but overlapping services. Meanwhile, Medicare eligibility is connected to Social Security Disability Income, and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act is a series of statutory provisions that would make even the most detail-oriented person’s head spin.
In Episode 10 of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus chats with Daniel Kramer of Kramer Trial Law about how he pays it forward with organizations like Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, how he has learned more in 2020 than in law school, getting out of your comfort zone, and his concern pertaining […]
In Episode 9 of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus talks to Bruce Stern of Stark & Stark. They discuss his efforts on getting Megan’s Law through the legislature, his work and education on traumatic brain injuries, obtaining economic recovery for clients, and the importance of doing work outside of your […]
May 13, 2021 Michael Walrath, Esq. Introduction Plaintiffs’ lawyers largely understand settlement proceeds which are subject to a claim of lien must be protected in trust, even against the client’s interests or wishes. An attorney may not serve as the “sole arbiter” of a lien dispute, take it upon herself or himself to decide the […]
May 13, 2021 Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F The conditional payment recovery process in a workers’ compensation claim is not always smooth. Although the workers’ compensation insurance carrier will generally resolve any conditional payments in an accepted claim, the injured employee and counsel may find themselves in receipt of a post-settlement conditional payment notice or […]
In Episode 8 of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus talks with Bob Langdon of Langdon & Emison . They discuss how he built his firm, the importance of picking the good cases, treating the practice of law as a business, and creating a work/life balance with his family. Learn more […]
May 11, 2021 Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F The interplay between the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA) and Florida’s medical malpractice statute, Fla. Stat §§ 766.207 and 766.209 was addressed in the recent case of Gordon v. Azar, 2021 U.S. Dist.LEXIS 28314, (S. D. Fla. 2021). The issue came before the Court in the context […]
In Episode 7 of Trial Lawyer View, TLV host and Synergy CEO Jason D. Lazarus speaks with Elise Sanguinetti of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, LLP. They discuss the challenges she has faced as a female trial lawyer, the importance of trial lawyer associations, access to the civil justice system, and the significance of empathy. […]
When personal injury victims win a settlement, it can be life-changing. They have costly medical bills to contend with, as well as the fact that they often aren’t able to live or work the way they used to. To victims, settlements aren’t just money; they’re an assurance that the victim will have their needs met and will be able to get on with their lives as best they can.