Three Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Predictions for 2021
Posted on January 14, 2021 by Daniel Anders
We take a look at what’s in the crystal ball for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) short-term issues in the year ahead. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the famous —or infamous, depending on your perspective— “Patel Memo” that formally launched…
Updated Section 111 User Guide Provides for Transition to MBIs, ORM Termination Defined
Posted on January 3, 2018 by Daniel Anders
Pursuant to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, CMS is required to transition all Medicare beneficiaries from the Social Security Number based Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) to a new identification number called a Medicare Beneficiary…
New Commercial Repayment Center Contractor on the Horizon; WCRC Contract Protested
Posted on October 9, 2017 by Daniel Anders
A recent press release from the Performant Financial Corporation announced it has been awarded the Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Barring a bid protest, we expect a transition to the new…
In a Volatile Political Climate MSAs & Professional Administration Provide Much Needed Assurances
Posted on March 17, 2017 by Daniel Anders
Learn why MSAs and professional administration offers stability in an otherwise volatile and partisan political environment in this joint article between Ametros Financial and Tower MSA Partners These first few of months of 2017 have been, to put it mildly,…
Federal Court Holds Against Medicare Practice of Over-Inclusive Reimbursement Demands
Posted on February 13, 2017 by Daniel Anders
The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) has prevailed in its lawsuit (Cali. Ins. Guar. Ass’n v. Burwell, No. 2:15-cv-01113-ODW (FFMx), 2017 U.S. Dist. Ct. LEXIS 1681) against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) challenging the practice of over-inclusive…
Posted on January 27, 2017 by Daniel Anders
Tower MSA Partners CEO, Rita Wilson, was recently interviewed by WorkersCompensation.com following her participation in a January 24, 2017 “State of MSP” webinar presented by the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP). Workerscompensation.com asked Rita to comment on CMS’s…
CMS MSA Review Expansion to Liability Planned for 2018
Posted on January 4, 2017 by Daniel Anders
We are not even a week into 2017, but already have news to share regarding Medicare’s planned expansion of its Workers’ Compensation MSA review process to liability in 2018. In its recently released Request for Proposal for the Workers Compensation…
Workcompcentral Highlights Tower MSA CEO Rita Wilson’s “Edge” in MSP Compliance Technology
Posted on December 20, 2016 by Tower MSA Partners
Tower MSA Partners CEO, Rita Wilson, is the subject of a recent Workcompcentral article, Focus on Tech Has Guided MSP Compliance Co. CEOs Career, highlighting how Rita’s career in building better pharmaceutical and worker’s compensation technology systems led her to…
New Option to Self-Calculate Your Conditional Payment Amount
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Tower MSA Partners
Just released from MSPRC (http://www.msprc.info/). On February 21, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement an option that allows certain Medicare beneficiaries to self-calculate Medicare’s final conditional payment amount prior to settlement. A full explanation, including…
New From MSPRC, A “Self-Calculated Final Conditional Payment Amount” Option
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Tower MSA Partners
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be implementing an option that will allow certain Medicare beneficiaries to obtain Medicare’s final conditional payment amount prior to settlement. This option will be available in February 2012, for certain settlements…
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