After a personal injury or auto-accident case is settled, individuals are often required to pay or settle any outstanding medical liens. This article aims to explain what medical liens are, who they are owed to, and how one goes about paying them.
What is a Lien?
A medical lien is a claim to reimbursement for medical services provided to you (while receiving care for your injuries). Oftentimes in the aftermath of a serious accident requiring medical attention, healthcare providers and insurance companies file medical liens against your settlement. This means that the entities who filed the liens have a legal claim on your settlement proceeds.
What if you Owe Liens?
Owing medical liens following the settlement of your personal injury case is completely normal. An experienced injury attorney will be able to help you negotiate these liens and maximize the amount that you end up receiving for your settlement.
Here are the normal steps that the liens negotiation process follows:
- Verification
Reputable injury attorneys will review all liens filed against you to ensure that the amounts claimed correspond to the services that were performed.
- Negotiation
Following the verification of the liens you owe, your attorney will likely try to negotiate with the lienholders to reduce the amount owed. The negotiations process has the potential to greatly reduce the amount taken from your final payout.
- Payment
Once the liens are negotiated on your behalf, they are paid for directly from your settlement funds.
- Disbursement of Remaining Proceeds
The remainder of the proceeds from your settlement are paid to you (once all legal fees and liens are paid).
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If you or a loved one was recently involved in an accident, call Femminineo Law today.
David and the team at Femminineo Law will guide you step by step through your entire case. You can rest assured that with David on your side, you will receive the maximum amount of compensation possible.
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