Lien Resolution
Lien Resolution
Lien resolution is vital to closing your client’s case and disbursing the funds owed them, but it can often be a muddied process that requires valuable time, know-how, and resources. A client in the thick of their recovery doesn’t always keep detailed records clarifying who is paying for their medical care. Before distribution of the settlement, medical liens need to be correctly ascertained, and a delay in this step is a delay in your client’s ability to move forward in receiving their settlement funds.
Our team understands that lien resolution can be messy. Not only are numerous parties attempting to claim the piece of the pie they feel rightly belongs to them, but accurately demonstrating how that pie should be apportioned can be complicated without detailed and accurate records. Understandably, clients with healthcare liens may have difficulty demonstrating what is owed to whom—after all, they’ve probably been more concerned with their recovery process than the associated paperwork. Sorting out timelines, coverage periods, and ever-changing policies requires scrupulous attention.
At Universal Mass Torts, we’re accustomed to sifting through the frequently tangled mess of healthcare liens, which often includes:
- Dual beneficiary issues
- Determining which government body or private entity administered patient coverage
- Medicare claims that were outsourced to numerous administrators
- Determining applicable protocol for varying benefit structures
- Changes in regulatory policy
In the administration of lien resolution, the skilled and experienced Universal Mass Torts team will determine which lienholders have a priority claim to any settlement distribution and communicate with the client to resolve discrepancies. The complexities of federal, state, private, and ERISA coverage are familiar territory for our experts, who move through it efficiently and effectively. In addition to determining how settlement funds should be allocated to lien holders, we also recognize which liens should be strategically negotiated to preserve settlement recovery. Wrapping up lien resolution in a timely and equitable manner while protecting our clients’ interests is a Universal Mass Torts priority.