Legislative & Regulatory • News CMS Releases Updated WCMSA Reference Guide On May 15, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released version 3.1 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set... more May 15, 2020 • Shawn Deane
Legislative & Regulatory • News CMS Revises Its Consent to Release Form – How Should The Industry Respond? Starting April 1, 2020, Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Asides (WCMSAs) that are submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid... more March 19, 2020 • Paul H. Sighinolfi
Legislative & Regulatory • News New York Workers’ Compensation Board Formally Announces It Will Not Allow Hold-Harmless Language in Settlements Overview On March 2, 2020, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board issued a notice indicating “it will not approve any Section... more March 6, 2020 • Shawn Deane
Ametros Updates • Compliance • Legislative & Regulatory • News Ametros Establishes Industry-Leading Regulatory Advisory Council As part of Ametros’ goal to remain on the cutting edge when it comes to industry change and innovation, we are excited to announce the... more November 18, 2019 • Ametros
Ametros Updates • Education • Legislative & Regulatory 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 November 11, 2019 • Ametros
Education • Legislative & Regulatory • News 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 November 1, 2019 • Porter Leslie
Legislative & Regulatory • News 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 October 17, 2019 • Paul H. Sighinolfi
Legislative & Regulatory • News 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 October 15, 2019 • Paul H. Sighinolfi
Legislative & Regulatory • News 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 September 16, 2019 • Shawn Deane
Legislative & Regulatory Perennial WCMSA Legislation Re-Introduced Nearly identical to past versions, recent Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) legislation has been again introduced in... more August 22, 2019 • Shawn Deane
Legislative & Regulatory • News 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 August 14, 2019 • Paul H. Sighinolfi
Legislative & Regulatory 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 January 9, 2019 • Leah Fusco