What Criteria Does CMS Use When Reviewing an MSA?
According to the WCMSA Reference Guide, the Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor will consider the following factors in making a decision about the adequacy your Medicare Set Aside: • The past...
Is CMS Ever Going to Issue Regulations Governing Liability MSA’s?
This week, Medicare once again punted on releasing notice of proposed rulemaking for post-settlement medical care on liability claims. Medicare has been seriously hinting at implementing such regulations since December...
CMS Issues Annual Mandatory Insurer Reporting Threshold
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have again set the mandatory reporting threshold for physical trauma-based insurance settlements at $750. According to this alert, CMS will maintain the...
MSA Services’ Chief Legal Counsel to Present at Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA)
Gregory Lisowski, MSA Services managing partner and chief legal counsel will be presenting at Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA) on November 17, 2021. The topic of discussion will be...
CMS Changes Their Section 111 Processes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a change to their Section 111 processes. As of October 4, 2021, CMS will accept a claim when the MSP effective...
CMS Must Now Share Medicare Advantage and Part D Info as Part of the “PAID Act”
President Trump just signed the PAID Act into law, as part of the “Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act.” This Act now requires Medicare to share Medicare...
Court Upholds Insurer’s Refusal to Disburse Settlement Funds Until Plaintiff Proves Reimbursement of Medicare Conditional Payments
Not often do you see an MSP compliance issue arise in a bankruptcy decision. (But it’s 2020 and nothing seems to surprise me anymore.) In the matter of In Re...
MSA SERVICES, LLC ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT CONSULTING
MSA Services, LLC offers a variety of services to assist both personal injury attorneys and insurance adjusters in the pre- and post-settlement process. Our settlement consulting team provides access to...
Future Medical Cost Projections for Settlement Demands
Did you know that in addition to doing Medicare Set-Asides and conditional payment searches, MSA Services, LLC also performs future medical cost projections for workers’ compensation and liability cases? For...