Dan Anders Quoted in Claims Journal on Non-Submit MSAs and Section 111 Penalties

March 24, 2022

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CMS is serious about protecting Medicare’s funds. For years, the agency had policies that were not always enforced. These included sizeable civil monetary penalties for failure to comply with Section 111 reporting rules. They also included denying payment for medical treatment when another payer was responsible.

But things are changing. CMS has denied payments and has taken steps toward collecting those penalties.

Claims Journal Quotes Dan Anders on CMS Enforcement

Claims Journal Editor Jim Sams explores these actions in a recent article, which quotes Tower MSA Partners Chief Compliance Officer Dan Anders.

Why Section 111 Penalties and Non-Submit MSAs Matter

Section 111 reporting rules and non-submit MSAs are important compliance issues for insurers, claimants, attorneys, and claims professionals.

As CMS increases enforcement activity, parties involved in workers’ compensation settlements need to understand how reporting, Medicare payment responsibility, and MSP compliance may affect claim outcomes.

Read the Full Claims Journal Article

Read the full Claims Journal article here:

CMS Rules on Settlement Reporting May Sting Insurers and Claimants Both (claimsjournal.com)

Tower’s Dan Anders Reviews MSP Policies and Predicts 2022 Actions

January 20, 2022

Dan Anders reviews MSP policy updates and Medicare Set-Aside trends in this article

WorkersCompensation.com’s Nancy Grover captured the thoughts of Tower MSA Partners Chief Compliance Officer Dan Anders on a variety of Medicare Secondary Payer and Medicare Set-Aside issues from 2021 and 2022 in a recent article.

WorkersCompensation.com Features Dan Anders on MSP Policy Updates

The article reviews several important MSP and MSA developments. MSAs cost less than many stakeholders think, opioid allocations are down, and the PAID Act makes obtaining Medicare Advantage Plan data easier.

Key Medicare Secondary Payer and MSA Issues Reviewed

The article also notes that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said MSAs that are not approved by CMS could be viewed as “a potential attempt to shift financial burden” to Medicare.

Read the Full WorkersCompensation.com Article

The article, “MSA Policy Updates, Changes Likely in Store for 2022, Expert Predicts,” can be read here. Remember it’s just a one-time process of subscribing to this free section of Workerscompensation.com.