John V. Cattie, Jr. is the Managing Member of Cattie & Gonzalez, PLLC. His law firm resolves healthcare liens, provides legal advice about compliance with federal laws such as the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, and protects claimants’ future access to Medicare & Medicaid benefits when resolving workers’ compensation, auto, liability insurance, or no-fault insurance claims involving bodily injuries.
Cattie started in the healthcare subrogation space with Garretson Resolution Group (Garretson) in 2008, building out its Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) group from the ground up. Over time, Cattie recognized that clients preferred to work with lawyers providing legal advice instead of vendors who cannot provide legal advice. To provide clients with a higher level of service and advice, he left Garretson and launched his law firm in 2016.
Today, Cattie works with clients on single-event and mass tort cases nationwide to verify, resolve, and satisfy reimbursement obligations associated with Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Prescription Drug, Medicaid, Veterans’ Administration (VA), Tricare, ERISA, and other insurance plans which assert reimbursement rights for medical expenses. Since opening his firm, Cattie averages 86% lien reductions for Medicare A/B, 73% lien reductions for Medicare Advantage and Drug Plans, 64% Medicaid lien reductions, 61% ERISA lien reductions, 88% Tricare lien reductions, and 94% VA lien reductions.
Cattie also helps protect a claimant’s future access to Medicare and Medicaid benefits. Cattie has reviewed over 16,000 distinct fact patterns for Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) purposes. Multiple federal and state courts cite his analysis favorably. Cattie is a frequent speaker at CLE and CE events around the country and has written extensively about healthcare subrogation in the Medicare Secondary Payer context.
Cattie received his BA from the University of North Carolina and his JD/MBA from Villanova University.
