In a highly anticipated case that many thought had a chance to be heard by the US Supreme Court, Hadden v. US was denied certiorari on 10/1/12. This leaves standing the 6th Circuit’s ruling that...
With case law piling up all over the country with differing results post Ahlborn, the US Supreme Court granted the North Carolina Attorney General’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari from a 4th...
The SMART Act is a piece of legislation designed to make the Medicare Secondary Payer Act more user friendly. It addresses current issues with the conditional payment recovery process. The...
On May 3 of 2012, the Office of Management and Budget received advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) entitled “Medicare Secondary Payer and ‘Future Medicals’ (CMS-6047-ANPRM)” from...
In Sipler, a NJ Federal District Court Ruled that an MSA was not necessary in a liability settlement. However, the ruling was in the context of a motion to enforce settlement over a dispute about...
On June 6th, I participated in a meeting with CMS officials regarding MSP related issues in Washington, DC. I also spent some time lobbying a couple of members of the House on behalf of the SMART...
The agency charged with administering the Medicare system, CMS has filed a proposed rule with the Office of Management and Budget entitled “Medicare Secondary Payer and ‘Future Medicals’...
On April 12th, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on the proposed amendment to rule 4-1.5 and rejected it. What does this mean for lien resolution outsourcing? Read more about it in the post.
In August of 2010, Pete Stark Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health for the House Ways and Means Committee sent a letter to the GAO requesting an examination of “issues surrounding Medicare...
Wife awarded 17.5% of funds set aside in a WCMSA as part of a marital dissolution upheld by Illinois appellate court.