Tom H. Lawrence

When Selecting a Healthcare Subrogation Vendor, It is Critical to Select a Vendor That Understands H

In the third post in this series, I explained why the most effective healthcare subrogation companies are those with experience and a proven track record. In this post, I will explain why it is so important for a healthcare subrogation vendor to understa... Read >

How Do You Measure Healthcare Subrogation Performance?

In my first blog entry in this series, I explained why HR/Benefits professionals, CFOs, VPs of Finance, etc., should care greatly about ensuring that their healthcare subrogation program is best-in-class. For a company with 40,000 participants on its pla... Read >

District Court Within The Ninth Circuit Holds That Priority Language Overrides the Make-Whole Rule

A recurring issue for health plan subrogators is what language is sufficient to override the make whole rule. On the one hand, Circuits like the Fifth Circuit have held that no particular language is required to overcome the make whole rule. In the Fift... Read >

The Ninth Circuit Is At It Again: New Decision Illustrates The Importance Of Knowing When A Case Set

After Sereboff, many of us who practice regularly in this area believed that the “races to the courthouse" to obtain TROs and injunctions post-Knudson were over and that life would return to the “good ole days" of arguing with personal injury attorneys ab... Read >