8. Healthcare Liens (Part 2)
Participating in a Mass Tort Settlement
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8/12 - In our last video we discussed the various type of healthcare lien obligations that exist and the role of a “Lien Resolution Administrator”. In this video we will take a deeper look at how these liens are resolved.
The presenter and writer of the program, Matt Garretson, has spent 25 years of his life helping to design and administer large scale settlement programs, such as the World Trade Center First Responders, the BP Oil Spill, several Sexual Abuse settlements involving universities and religious organization and dozens of settlements involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He is the author of the textbook titled, “Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases,” that lays out how settlement programs should operate.
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9. Healthcare Liens (Part 3)
9/12 - In our previous two videos regarding liens we explored the basic principles through which healthcare insurance liens are verified and resolved. We also discussed why it takes so long to resolve healthcare liens. We will now discuss the concept of lien “holdbacks” as a tool that is often ...
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10. Allocation Methodologies
10/12 - To accommodate for the uniqueness of each plaintiff’s injuries and damages, typically an “Allocation” or “Compensation” methodology is created, and a Special Master is typically appointed to apply that Methodology. In this program we will discuss how individual settlement amounts are dete...
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11. Types of Allocation Methodology S...
11/12 - In the previous video we also introduced the concept that there are typically two types of Allocation Methodology systems. The first being a “grid” or “matrix” and the second being a “point system”. Let’s dive into each of these systems.
The presenter and writer of the program, Matt Ga...
