The MSPRC announced today a new option for resolving Medicare conditonal payment obligations for settlements $25,000 or below. The new option allows for self calculation of the amount and submission...
In Hadden v. US, the 6th Circuit rejected an argument for equitable distribution of a Medicare conditional payment obligation similar to Ahlborn.
With all of the changes on the liability Medicare set aside front, this blog post will summarize all of the relevant issues present in today's settlement landscape.
CMS has once again pushed back the start of reporting of settlements with Medicare beneficiaries by insurers. It was set to start on 1/1/11. It has now been pushed back to 1/1/12.
For settlements of $5,000 or less there is now an option to pay 25% of the settlement proceeds to Medicare to resolve the conditional payments regardless of the amount of the payments made by...
Smith involves the approval of a Medicare set aside in a Longshore/Jones Act matter. It is another in the line of orders that seemingly presume that MSAs are required in settlements pursuant to the...
On 10/17/11, Senators Wyden (OR) and Portman (OH) introduced the SMART Act.
On 9/29/11, CMS issued a memorandum indicating there is no need for a liability Medicare set aside and that its interests would be satisfied if the treating physician certifies in writing that...
New MSPRC self service feature announced.
Is the MSP recovery contractor going to change?