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Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part III cont. Medicare Liens
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
May 29, 2009

2. Medicare:

•· Medicare is a federal government healthcare program for those over 65 or those under 65 who are disabled, suffering from permanent kidney failure or diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease....

Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part III cont. Medicare & Medicaid Liens
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
May 19, 2009

D. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID LIENS

1. Medicaid:

Medicaid is a state government program that is needs based. It has long been the Plaintiff attorney's practice to consider and resolve all Medicaid liens in the resolution of the automobile case.

•· Plaintiff's counsel is required to identify which bills have been paid by Medicaid...

Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part III-Lien Issues in Auto Cases cont.
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
May 12, 2009

B. THIRD PARTY LIENS

This issue is included in the these materials not because there is any governing statute or case law but it is something that each practitioner needs to consider given the state of the Colorado auto tort law, and the tough economic times.

Colorado Accident & Injury Law Part III-Lien Issues In Auto Cases
Posted by: Michael Sawaya
May 05, 2009

•· Lien issues involve an area of increasing Plaintiff counsel involvement, and one of growing liability for Plaintiff counsel. There are pecuniary and ethical concern. Long gone are the days when the Plaintiff attorney did not need to be concerned about who might have a third party claim to money that the client would be receiving.