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A $0 MSA remains an option in some workers’ compensation case settlements, although strict criteria must be met if CMS approval is necessary.  It is essential then for claims professionals to understand this criteria as steps taken early in claims…

We rightly invest time to draft a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) that accurately considers future medical care and, when appropriate, obtain approval of the allocation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). However, we don’t always dedicate enough time…

Not all Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) are the same. There are specialty areas for unusual cases and many questions about these: Criteria for successful $0 MSA approvals Whether to include PQMEs, AMEs, IMEs in the MSA Use of court orders to…

When the WCI Conference invited Tower MSA Partners to produce the first day of its Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance track, Tower asked representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to kick-off a trio of MSP panels….

The National Medicare Secondary Payer Network (MSPN) will hold its virtual MSPN Annual Conference on September 29 and 30.  With the theme of the Roaring ‘20s, the conference celebrates surviving, revamping, and emerging stronger. MSPN is the only national MSP…

Trying to bring more of your legacy claims to settlement?  This could be the most valuable webinar you’ll ever attend! Do you have aging claims that continue to draw down on indemnity and medical reserves?  Perhaps there is no ongoing medical,…

Leaders from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) Division of MSP Program Operations, Commercial Repayment Center (CRC), and Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center (BCRC) held an April 1 webinar on the intersection of the BCRC and CRC in…

As a women-owned business serving the workers’ compensation and liability insurance industry in the Medicare Set Aside (MSA) sector, we thought a great way to celebrate this month is to take a chapter from our own history. We’re pretty proud…

When it comes to Medicare conditional payments, we get questions!  We’re commonly asked about CMS Medicare conditional payment policies, practices of CMS recovery contractors, the extent of Treasury Department debt recovery and more. It’s important to get the right answers…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will be hosting a town hall on April 1, 2021 at 1 pm ET to discuss common Non-Group Health Plan topics.  Specifically, representatives from CMS, the Benefits Coordination and…