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Medical Lien

A healthcare payer's right to reimbursement out of a claimant's recovery.

Medicare, Medicaid, ERISA plans, and private insurers assert reimbursement rights against tort recoveries. Lien resolution is a mandatory step before distribution, and unresolved liens expose both counsel and defendants to statutory liability — which is why global settlements build lien clearance into the administration protocol.

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