If your employer is a city or county governmental body, then the health plan provided may or may not have rights of reimbursement. These plans are not protected by ERISA. We investigate the language in these plans and work with them in an effort to resolve these claims in an...
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What is ERISA?
What is ERISA? ERISA is short for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Under this Act, employers are allowed certain federal tax benefits as an incentive to provide benefits to its employees. One benefit many employers provide is health insurance. (We provide health insurance to our employees too...
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What if I have privately purchased health insurance?
We do not reimburse these plans. If you purchased your health insurance from an agency or carrier, then your health insurance most likely cannot seek reimbursement from your settlement. North Carolina has an anti-subrogation rule that prohibits health insurance companies from obtaining reimbursement when the insured pays for the health...
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How is health insurance reimbursed from my settlement?
Our goal for each and every client is to maximize the amount put in his or her pocket. Obviously, we must pay for medical expenses incurred as a result of treatment for injuries out of any recovery. However, in the last 5 to 10 years we have seen an explosion...
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