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What happens when I exhaust my Medicare Set Aside money? Will Medicare pay?

Simple answer: When MSA funds are exhausted, Medicare will begin to pay for all covered items related to your injury, only if you have properly managed your MSA funds and reported your spending to Medicare, and if you are enrolled as a beneficiary on Medicare. If Medicare steps in to begin covering you for treatments related to your injury, you will be covered just like any other Medicare beneficiary and subject to corresponding co-pays, coinsurance and deductibles.

If your MSA funds run out and 1) the funds were exhausted properly according to Medicare’s guidelines, and 2) you reported your use of the funds properly, then Medicare would step in as the primary payor for your future medical expenses related to the specific injury.

If Medicare steps in to begin covering you for treatments related to your injury, you will be covered just like any other Medicare beneficiary and subject to corresponding co-pays, coinsurance and deductibles.

Medicare will only pay if the injured party has previously enrolled in Medicare during an enrollment period, or have managed their MSA correctly (rules and regulations stated below). If someone is not properly spending their MSA funds or not reporting properly, they are jeopardizing their future Medicare benefits for injury-related care. Medicare states it will deny paying for treatments if it cannot track the proper use and exhaustion of the MSA funds.

If care is denied, the injured party will need to replenish its MSA account for items that were unaccounted for so that it can correct its reporting to Medicare. The injured party should also consider contacting a professional administrator for help.

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