Date of Incident

Medicare Conditional Payment Notices

Yesterday I saw more Conditional Payment Notices from Medicare in one day, than I had the entire month of April.  Conditional Payment Notices (“CPNs”) are different than Conditional Payment Letters (“CPLs”), but they should not concern you if you know how to respond.  This post will discuss what is a CPN, what do to with […]

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MSPRC to Offer Pre-Settlement Final Demands

The MSPRC recently announced a new option which essentially creates pre-settlement Final Demands for Medicare Liens.  From its website: New Option to Self-Calculate Your Conditional Payment Amount On February 21, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement an option that allows certain Medicare beneficiaries to self-calculate Medicare’s final conditional payment amount […]

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The Idiot’s Guide to Medicare Lien Resolution

Typically, Medicare liens are placed on the personal injury case of a person whose treatment is paid by Medicare.  Medicare’s agents, the COBC, MSPRC, and CMS have a right to recover funds which would not have been paid without the negligent act which harmed the plaintiff-beneficiary. If you are the Medicare beneficiary and plaintiff in […]

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Liens, Subrogation, and Dates of Incident

The date of incident might be the second most important piece of data in subrogation and liens.  Only the actual injuries involved are more important to your lien resolution than date of incident.  Surprisingly, many attorneys simply do not realize the effect an incorrect date of incident can have on their cases. Consequences An incorrect date of incident […]

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