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If Medicare pays the bills for a mesothelioma victim's treatment, will they seek to get
that money back? Hi. I'm Joe Williams. I'm a mesothelioma trial attorney in New York
City. I can tell you that the answer to that question is most probably yes. There are both
federal and state laws that govern the procedures that are followed when dealing with Medicare
and their pursuit of getting their money back in the form of a lien. Medicare generally
puts both the mesothelioma victim and their attorneys on notice that they are seeking
to get this money back. They are served what's called a "lien." And that's just a legal process
wherein a property like Medicare asserts legal rights to the money. There are rules governing
the disclosure to Medicare of certain settlements and we make sure that Medicare is paid back.
And importantly there is an entire disputes and appeals process under these federal laws
that allow us to dispute certain liens and lien amounts if they're not appropriate and
there's a process in place. And at my office, we have a process in place to scrutinize the
lien and the bills that Medicare asserts that they are owed and we take care of evaluating
any of those bills and checking them to make sure that they are appropriate. And in many
circumstances, we get them reduced. You're watching this video because you have questions
about mesothelioma and potential Medicare liens. Well, we have answers. I'm Joe Williams
and at my office we deal with these claims every day. We represent mesothelioma victims
every day. I encourage you to call my office at the number below and we'll answer your
questions. Thank you.