Earlier this year, we reported on several filings by MSP Recovery LLC which involved class action lawsuits against large insurance carriers/primary payers for double damages pursuant to the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) private cause of action. These lawsuits,...
This NAMSAP Corporate Partner featured article is co-authored by Heather Sanderson, CLO, FS Claims Solutions and Jason Lazarus, CEO, Synergy Settlements. Congress created the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) program in 1980 to protect the Medicare Trust Fund. Under the...
In a decision out of the Eleventh Circuit, MSPA Claims v. Kingsway Amigo, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 4554 (February 13, 2020), Plaintiff MSPA Claims (aka MSP Recovery LLC) was able to persuade the Court that the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) 3-year claims filing provision...
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) developments will take center-stage in 2020 and drastically impact workers’ compensation, no-fault, and general liability insurance plans/carriers. With 2020 being an election year and healthcare matters as a primary issue for Americans,...
Insurance Companies and Self-Insureds that process claims for workers’ compensation, liability and no-fault claims (Primary Plans) involving Medicare beneficiary claimants need a better way to obtain information about Medicare Advantage and Part D Drug Plans that may...
Recall last year in 2018 we blogged that Humana Medicare Advantage had filed an action against Bi-Lo, LLC, a grocery retailer, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina for declaratory relief and monetary damages to recover amounts allegedly due...