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...
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...
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...
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...
Will CMS Re-Review an Approved MSA?
Here is the latest content from our YouTube channel addressing the issue of re-review and amended review of an approved MSA. https://binged.it/2RcV4tu
Gregory Lisowski to Present at Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
Gregory Lisowski has been asked to speak on issues of Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance before the Greater Bridgeport Bar Association on February 7, 2020. The presentation will focus on the...
9th Circuit Holds Guarantee Association not a Primary Payer Under MSP
In the case of California Insurance Guarantee Association v. Azar, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal recently held that a Guarantee Fund is not a “primary plan” under the Medicare...
CMS Announces New Guidelines For Re-Review Of Previously Approved WCMSAs
In the WCMSA User Guide version 5.1 which was published on July 10, 2017, CMS finally expanded the circumstances under which they will consider a re-review of a previously approved...