Simple Answer: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) highly recommends including professional administration in the case of an MSA. Professional Administration can help take the burden off the injured party when it comes to reporting to CMS, tracking funds, and managing funds.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) updated their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference guide in July of 2017 to include professional administration in Section 17.1. It now states, “It is highly recommended that settlement recipients consider the use of a professional administrator for their funds.” MSA professional administration is recommended because, as stated above, there are many rules and regulations that go into administering a Medicare Set Aside account, and it is very easy for an injured party to risk their Medicare benefits by mismanaging their account.
At Ametros, our goal is to create a seamless process for the injured party to protect their Medicare benefits once they settle their case with our professional administration service, CareGuard. With CareGuard, the injured party doesn’t have to ever touch a bill, or worry if they are keeping up to date with their Medicare reporting. The injured party will always have their Medicare benefits intact when they choose to settle with CareGuard.
