Future Medical Cost Projections: A Valuable Tool for Settlement Negotiations
By: Gregory Lisowski of MSA Services, LLC Anyone who handles personal injury or workers’ compensation cases knows that future medical costs have a direct and significant impact on the overall...
The Deadline for Section 111 Reporting of WCMSA Amounts is Quickly Approaching
By: Gregory F. Lisowski of MSA Services, LLC On February 23, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Section 111 reporting must now include data on...
CMS Eliminates the One Year Waiting Period for Amended Reviews of WCMSAs
In a recent Alert issued on January 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an important change to the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Amended Review...
Important Updates in the Use of Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Arrangements
By: Gregory F. Lisowski, MSA Services, LLC Date: January 22, 2025 CMS recently outlined several new changes in the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Arrangement review process. On January 17,...
A Practitioner’s Guide to the Types of Medicare
While many practitioners have a general idea of what Medicare is, most still lack basic knowledge about what the different Parts of Medicare are and what each of them cover....
What Can a Practitioner Expect from the CMS Review Process?
The first step in getting a Medicare set aside (MSA) approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is to consult with a qualified MSA professional, such as...
Will CMS Still Approve Zero-Dollar MSA?
While there are strict documentation requirements, there are still three ways you can get CMS to approve a zero-dollar MSA. 1. The Claim is Fully Contested The first scenario where...
Did CMS Just End the Use of “Evidence Based” and “Non-Submit” Medicare Set-Asides?
On January 10, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published Version 3.5 of the Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement Reference Guide. Section 4.3 of the updated version...
The Top 5 Reasons CMS Will Issue a Development Request
Nothing is more frustrating than reaching a workers’ compensation settlement only to have it delayed by weeks or months due to problems with the Medicare Set Aside (MSA) submission. One...