By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services While the number of seniors in poverty has trended slightly down over the past 5-10 years,[1] millions remain below the poverty line. These people rely on government assistance such as Medicaid and…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services If your client has Medicaid and Medicare, there are a few things you need to understand before cutting settlement checks to them. Both benefits may be jeopardized if settlement funds are handled…
By Guest Author Teresa Kenyon, Esq. – Director of Lien Resolution for Synergy Settlement Services In Publix Super Markets, Inc. v. Figareau et. al., Case No. 8:19-cv-545, 2019 WL 6311160 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 25, 2019), the Court permitted an ERISA self-funded health plan’s equitable lien claim…
By Guest Author Michael Walrath, Esq. – Director of Synergy’s Medical Bill Clinic Some of the most frustrating and murky issues facing attorneys representing injured clients stem from alleged direct provider “liens” against settlement proceeds. The positions of various state bar associations on these issues,…
By Guest Author B. Joshua Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC Many carriers are moving to “non-submit programs” using Evidence-Based MSAs as the driving force for the change[i]. Getting approval of a Medicare Set-Aside is never required by any law or statute. There are times when not submitting…
By Guest Author, Evelynn Passino, J.D. – Executive Director of Pooled Trust Services Crowdfunding is a method of online fundraising that allows people to raise money for any purpose. Anyone can start a fundraising campaign for themselves, a friend, a family member, etc. Several companies…
By Guest Author, Anthony F. Prieto, Jr., CFP According to Yahoo Finance, in 1998 59% of Fortune 500 companies offered traditionally defined benefit pension plans to new hires. However, by 2017 Yahoo reported that only 16% of those same companies offered a traditional defined benefit…
Ride sharing services have become a popular mode of transportation today. In fact, 36 percent of Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center said they have used some type of rideshare service, such as Uber or Lyft. However, the role that they play in auto…
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a sudden, violent blow to the head or body, and the damages that can stem from a TBI can be catastrophic resulting in not only serious injury, but disability, and even death. As personal injury lawyers, we…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has just released its Preliminary Report (PR) on yet another Robinson Helicopter fatal crash, this one involving a Model R66 which took the lives of two citizens of Buffalo, New York.
