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Ametros Updates • Compliance • Legislative & Regulatory

CMS Provides Clarification Regarding MSA Re-Review Requests & Limitations in Updated Version of WCMSA Reference Guide

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Version 3.8 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA)... more

November 15, 2022 • Shawn Deane

Legislative & Regulatory

Medicare Set Aside Regulatory Update: Rulemaking Process Concludes with Rule Being Withdrawn

It was recently announced on Reginfo.gov that as of October 13, 2022, the rulemaking process around future medicals (i.e., Medicare Set... more

October 17, 2022 • Shawn Deane

Education • Legislative & Regulatory

What Happens to Remaining MSA funds After Death?

Many parties to a settlement turn to professional administration of future medical funds because it helps protect everyone involved in a... more

September 5, 2022 • Porter Leslie and Shawn Deane

Legislative & Regulatory

Gallardo v. Marstiller, A Recent US Supreme Court Decision That Merits the Attention of the Workers’ Comp and Liability Communities

In Gallardo v Marstiller, a case decided by the United States Supreme Court this year, the Court considered the question: Does the federal... more

July 28, 2022 • Paul H. Sighinolfi

Industry Insights • Legislative & Regulatory

CMS Issues Clarifications around Position on Non-Submit MSAs in Updated Version of the WCMSA Reference Guide

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released Version 3.6 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA)... more

March 22, 2022 • Shawn Deane & John Kane

Compliance • Industry Insights • Legislative & Regulatory

CMS Issues Position on Non-Submit MSAs in Updated WCMSA Reference Guide

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released Version 3.5 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) Reference... more

January 12, 2022 • Shawn Deane & John Kane

Industry Insights • Legislative & Regulatory

Is it True Congress has Proposed Spending Millions to Monitor State Workers’ Comp Systems?

In recent months, there have been several articles either directly addressing or alluding to the fact a United States House Committee on... more

December 21, 2021 • Paul H. Sighinolfi

Ametros Updates • Compliance • Industry Insights • Legislative & Regulatory

Medicare Set Aside Regulatory Update

The date for issuance of a proposed rule relating to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) obligations around post-settlement medical expenses has... more

December 17, 2021 • Shawn Deane

Legislative & Regulatory

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania Offers a Lesson in Allocating Settlement Proceeds

In early August, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision that is instructive on the allocation of settlement proceeds. The... more

August 31, 2021 • Paul H. Sighinolfi

Compliance • Legislative & Regulatory

Workers’ Compensation is a Data Driven Industry, Except When It Comes to Settlements

In workers’ compensation, data is at the forefront of many professionals’ work. Lawyers focus on their individual practices... more

August 26, 2021 • Paul H. Sighinolfi

Legislative & Regulatory

A Preventative Measure to Protect an MSA Account During Divorce Proceedings

This summer, The Vermont Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision in the matter of Geraw v Geraw  No. 2020-263, June 11, 2021, that is... more

August 18, 2021 • Paul H. Sighinolfi

Legislative & Regulatory

Medicare is a Secondary Payer: Lessons Learned from Medicare Set-Aside Accounts in Workers’ Compensation and How They Might Apply to Liability Settlements

It is the summer of 2001 and the workers’ compensation world is reasonably quiet. In most jurisdictions, the 1980s and 1990s were hotbeds... more

March 18, 2021 • Paul H. Sighinolfi