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?
The AAJ sent out an announcement today to members about forthcoming guidance from CMS regarding MSP issues.
The MSPRC issues a new alert indicating a $300 low dollar threshold for condtional payment recovery.
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...
On June 27th, Medicare formally resumed issuing demand letters after it halted issuance in response apparently to the Haro v. Sebelius decision. I will summarize what is new in the demand letter.
While there is no apparent legislative fix to the Medicare Set Aside conundrum, there are legislative efforts underway with regard to conditional payments with the SMART Act (H.R. 1063). As a follow...