Ms. Thomas has spoken extensively about the ever-changing Medicare Secondary Payer statutes and regulations to a wide variety of legal and claim organizations since 2009, and has been a frequent panelist and featured Speaker on Howell and related issues, including the following appearances:
• Panelist, Medicare Secondary Payer Update, 2009 Annual Convention, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, San Francisco, CA;
• Panelist, Medicare Secondary Payer Update, 2011 Annual Convention, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, San Francisco, CA;
• Featured Speaker, Medicare Reimbursement in the Liability Context, Safeway Annual Claims Conference, January, 2009, Pleasanton, CA;
• Featured Speaker, Medicare Reimbursement Update, Safeway Defense Panel Annual Conference, January, 2010 and January, 2011, Pleasanton, CA;
• Featured Speaker, Medicare Reimbursement Update, The Vons Companies, Inc. Annual Defense Panel Seminar, November 2009, November 2010, November 2011, Arcadia, CA;
• Panelist, the Mystery of Medicare Uncovered”, Litigation Section, ADC, September, 2010, Davis, CA;
• Panelist, Medicare Reimbursement Update in the Litigation Context, ADC Litigation Section, May, 2011, Sacramento, CA;
• Panelist, “The Medicare Mystery Uncovered”, July, 2011, 18th Annual Claims Conference of Northern California, Sacramento, CA;
• Featured Speaker, The New Medicare Secondary Payer Rules – How They Affect You and Your Client, Inaugural Meeting of the Santa Barbara Trial Lawyers Association, Santa Barbara, CA (September, 2010);
• Featured Speaker, “Medicare Reimbursement Update”, Santa Barbara Trial Lawyers Association, Santa Barbara, CA, June, 2011;
• The Mystery of Medicare Uncovered, 4, September 2012, Association of Southern California Defense Counsel);
• Recent Medicare Developments and Update, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, December 7, 2012;
• Medicare Reimbursement and MMSEA Update, Safeway Liability Claims, Phoenix Division, January, 2013;
• Medicare Reimbursement and MMSEA Update, Safeway Liability Claims, Northern California Division, March, 2013;
• MSP: Recent Case Law and Procedural Developments, The Vons Companies, Inc., November 2013;
• “Medicare Mysteries, Part 5”, ADC, December, 2013;
• “How to Establish Usual and Customary Rates in response to Kaiser Consolidated Statements and Bills from Lien Providers” (3 hours) San Francisco, ADC, February, 2014;
• Medicare Secondary Payer and statutory lien reimbursement update”, Levitt, Leichenger & Aberle, LLP, November, 2014;
• Webinar, ASCDC, “How to Deal with Insured Individuals receiving Care from Lien Providers Under Howell: Motions and Theories to Have Evidence of Insurance Admitted During Case in Chief”;
• ADC: “How to Establish Usual and Customary Rates in response to Kaiser Consolidated Statements and Bills from Lien Providers” (3 hours) Fresno, CA., June, 2015;
• “Medicare and Lien Reimbursement Update”, ArcherNorris, Walnut Creek, CA, August, 2015;
• October 31, 2016, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, “Putting the How in Howell”, San Jose, CA;
• February 5, 2016, Association of Trial Lawyers, Medicare Secondary Payer Update: How to Work with the Defense, Comply with the Law and Get Paid!”;
• March 11, 2016, Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, “Putting the “How” in Howell”, Sacramento (followed by a reception for the California Supreme Court”) (Partial List);
• Arizona Assoc. of Trial Lawyers, “Liens Seminar” (full day event), featured presenter, “Medicare Lien Reimbursement Issues and Update”, March, 2016;
• How to put the How in Howell and Medicare Secondary Payer Basics and Update, for Oregon Mutual Insurance, August 24, 2017, McMennville, Oregon;
• Medicare Update for Golden Bear Insurance Company, November 21, 2017;
• Joint presentation to the Office of the Attorney General of the State of California, and the City Attorney’s Office of the City of Santa Monica, CA, regarding Howell and related issues, with David Rosenbaum, Esq. and Tami Rockholt, RN, on January 11, 2018.
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