We are told that we must protect Medicare’s interest. But what about our own? We are told in workers’ compensation settlements that involve a Medicare beneficiary, or a person who is “reasonably expected to become a Medicare beneficiary within 30 months of the...
Legal Practitioners continue to seek guidance from Courts in absence of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rules on how to protect Medicare’s interest in a liability settlement. We field calls every day from frustrated attorneys and claim handlers...
In McDonald v. Indemnity Insurance, 2013 (W.D. KY), the Court was presented with a Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) private cause of action claim. Plaintiff commenced a lawsuit after he had prevailed in his underlying workers’ compensation claim that was in dispute for...
Franco Signor’s Chief Legal Officer, Roy Franco, has been prominently featured in a new article over at businessinsurance.com. The “in-depth” article covers the Medicare Secondary Payer Act from a number of angles. Mr. Franco’s unmatched...
Alexander v. Laborde,et. al., Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit. (2012) Many times we are asked about protecting Medicare’s interest in a trial setting. The defendant is usually concerned about exposure after being required to pay over a lump sum to the...
