Q: what does it mean to have a lean in a case insurance mass health Medicare or Medicaid
The party has made me offer of 22,000.00 medical bills are 30,000.00 my lawyers say there waiting my medical records for Medicare they have the lean will I get paid
A:
Your own attorney could explain this best to you under any applicable provisions of Massachusetts law, but your question remains open for two weeks. A lien means the entity that provided you with something (here it was medical services covered by the government) wants its money back. The general rule is that they do this when the treatment is related to an accident. It looks like the unnegotiated figure for your lien exceeds your pending offer, but your attorney is probably going to engage their attorney. The details might vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the government has the power to reduce the amount of the lien based on the figure of your settlement offer. Your attorney could fill you in on the details of how that works. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
Justia Ask a Lawyer is a forum for consumers to get answers to basic legal questions. Any information sent through Justia Ask a Lawyer is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential basis only.
The use of this website to ask questions or receive answers does not create an attorney–client relationship between you and Justia, or between you and any attorney who receives your information or responds to your questions, nor is it intended to create such a relationship. Additionally, no responses on this forum constitute legal advice, which must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case. You should not act upon information provided in Justia Ask a Lawyer without seeking professional counsel from an attorney admitted or authorized to practice in your jurisdiction. Justia assumes no responsibility to any person who relies on information contained on or received through this site and disclaims all liability in respect to such information.
Justia cannot guarantee that the information on this website (including any legal information provided by an attorney through this service) is accurate, complete, or up-to-date. While we intend to make every attempt to keep the information on this site current, the owners of and contributors to this site make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from this site.
