Exclusive Webinar: How Humana Enforces the MSP Statute After Settlement
In a recent interview with Brian Bargender, a Consultant for Subrogation, MSP and Other Payer Liability at Humana, one of the country’s... more
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Important Updates from CMS’ Webinar on 11/13
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provided an “early involvement” webinar to the industry on changes to Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Section 111 Workers’ Compensation Total... more
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New Guidelines for Administration in CMS’ Updated Medicare Set Aside Reference Guide
On October 30, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Version 3.0 of the Workers’ Compensation... more
Timely Topics: The 9th Circuit Provides Guidance on the Role of State Insurance Guarantee Associations
On October 10, 2019, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in the matter of CIGA v Azar. CIGA is the... more
Timely Topics: Humana Insurance v Bi-Lo, An Instructive Case for the Carrier Community
In late September, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina issued a decision on a motion to dismiss that should... more
CMS to Begin Utilizing 2016 CDC Life Tables for WCMSAs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice on September 13, 2019, that starting on October 12, 2019 the Centers... more
Perennial WCMSA Legislation Re-Introduced
Nearly identical to past versions, recent Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) legislation has been again introduced in... more
Changes to Proposed Rule Addressing Future Medical Obligations Under the MSP
The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) industry has been waiting in anticipation for the release of a proposed rule covering future medical... more
New Update to WCMSA Reference Guide v.2.9
The new year brought a few new changes to the Workers' Compensation Medicare Set Aside Reference Guide. Below is the announcement of the... more
CMS Will Use 2015 Life Expectancy Table Next Year
CMS has issued an update that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin utilizing the CDC’s 2015 Life Expectancy... more
CMS Updates Workers’ Compensation MSA Reference Guide!
To begin the month of October, CMS issued an updated Workers' Compensation Medicare Set Aside Reference Guide (WCMSA), v.... more
What’s Next for Liability MSAs?
Today NAMSAP LMSA Committee co-chair, Tom Stanley, released a special advisory bulletin about Liability Medicare Set Asides... more
CMS Has Updated WCMSA Self-Administration Toolkit v.1.2
What is a WCMSA and Why is the Toolkit Important? A WCMSA is a Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside. You may have received this if... more
