Tower MSA Partners is launching a free, quarterly webinar series to help payers become more proficient in settling workers’ compensation claims, Medicare Secondary Payer compliance and Medicare Set-Asides. The first webinar on January 23 at 2 p.m. Eastern features a…

Over the past year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been enhancing its web-based Medicare Secondary Recovery Portal (MSPRP) which has improved its usefulness in identifying and resolving Medicare conditional payments. CMS’s latest improvement, effective January 5,…

Wednesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:00 PM ET One of the simplest ways to lower the cost of settlement is through a structured Medicare Set-Aside. Not only does this reduce the employer or insurer’s cost of funding the MSA, it…

As 2018 comes to a close, it’s a good time to evaluate the effectiveness of your MSA program and make improvements. But, where to start? Step one is to measure the current program’s performance and Michael Stack’s thoughtful recent post,…

Our numbers speak for themselves. Challenging conventional methodologies, we pursue the best path to settlement with innovative solutions, like MSA Optimization, Simplified Medicare Conditional Payment Resolution, and Legacy Claim Settlement Initiatives. Do you know your numbers? What is the percentage…

$750 Threshold on Reporting and Conditional Payment Recovery Maintained In a 11/15/2018 Alert, CMS announced that the 2019 recovery threshold for liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation settlements will remain at $750. Accordingly, Total Payment Obligations to the Claimant, TPOCs, in…

Our numbers speak for themselves. Challenging conventional methodologies, we pursue the best path to settlement with innovative solutions, like MSA Optimization, Simplified Medicare Conditional Payment Resolution, and Legacy Claim Settlement Initiatives. Do you know your numbers? What is the percentage…

Tower’s expertise on MSP compliance and MSAs was reinforced by some good coverage last week.  Ametros sought the insight of our CEO Rita Wilson for its blog post “About the Evolution of Professional Administration,” which can be found here.  And, WorkCompCentral’s…

Two of Tower’s MSP subject matter experts, Dan Anders and Rita Wilson, have been asked to speak at the upcoming National Alliance of Medicare Set Aside Professionals (NAMSAP) Annual Educational Conference. Dan will highlight trends in MSA reviews in a…

“Lawyers are concerned that CMS may seek reimbursement from attorneys, injured parties and even insurers—or simply deny payment for injury-related medical care,” said Dan Anders, Tower’s Chief Compliance Officer. “Navigating through the Fog: Medicare, Future Medicals & Liability Settlements” recaps…