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...
Wife awarded 17.5% of funds set aside in a WCMSA as part of a marital dissolution upheld by Illinois appellate court.
In Frank, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana addressed a motion for “Determination of Need for, and Amount of Medicare Set Aside for the purpose of complying with...
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.
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 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...
A United States District Court in Louisiana cites the Sally Stalcup Region 6 Liability Medicare Set Aside Memo as authority in its order. This case is a shining example of the massive confusion over...
CMS Region 6 issued a memorandum on liability Medicare set asides (“LMSA”) which has some useful information but has limited application outside of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and...
In Hinsinger, a New Jersey trial court found that a Medicare Set Aside established in a liability case should be reduced by procurement costs with plaintiff counsel being allowed to get his fees based...