Workers’ Compensation Case: What about the Medicare Set-Aside?
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February 13, 2020
An inquiry that Synergy receives on a regular basis involves a Medicare-eligible claimant who has both a workers’ compensation and a third-party liability companion case. The third-party liability claim has resolved and now the workers’ comp carrier …
Liability Medicare Set-Asides (LMSAs): Is It Time to Start Worrying?
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B. Josh Pettingill
For over a decade, there has been episodic activity from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Liability Medicare Set-Asides (LMSAs), including but not limited to, policy memorandums, Medicare Learning Network announcements, a notice …
Injury Victim Gets Part B Denial of Care by Medicare
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Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC
In the past, trial lawyers never had to worry about whether Medicare would pay for their client’s future care post-settlement. There is cause for concern that this may not be the case in …
Settlement Language Can Make or Break a Workers Compensation Case
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B Josh Pettingill
Appropriate settlement language can make a significant impact on the total amount of the workers’ compensation settlement, as well as dollars that the injured worker receives. This brief article will provide plaintiff/applicant attorneys with the requisite settlement …
Reversionary Clauses and the Impact on Injured Worker
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B. Josh Pettingill
Reversionary clauses have become a common term of settlement in workers’ compensation cases involving a Medicare Set Aside (MSA). It is important for workers’ compensation attorneys to understand how these clauses can impact the injured worker, as …
Evidence Based MSAs (EBMSAs): Don’t Accept Blindly
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B Josh Pettingill
Evidence Based MSAs (EBMSAs) have taken the workers’ compensation industry by storm the past several years. It is imperative for workers’ compensation attorneys to understand how EBMSAs can impact both the settlement value, as well as your …
Liability Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) Case Studies: Eliminate, Reduce & Comply
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B. Josh Pettingill
There is mounting evidence that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will establish formal guidelines for liability MSAs in the imminent future. Medicare Secondary Payor compliance related to future medical care is an issue that …
Taking Advantage of the WCMSA Re-Review Process
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B. Josh Pettingill
We frequently receive inquiries regarding workers compensation MSAs (WCMSAs) and whether it is possible to get CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to re-review an MSA once an amount has already been approved. The good news …
How to Tell if Your Client Needs a Liability MSA (LMSA)
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In a personal injury case, Medicare set aside (MSA) arrangements can be confusing for both the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s attorney. Most personal injury attorneys don’t have the experience to coordinate MSA arrangements for their clients. A lack of experience …
7 Common Workplace Injuries That Could Require Medicare Set Aside Services
Utilizing a Medicare Set Aside for personal injury can be confusing without the help of an experienced settlement consultant from Synergy Settlement Services. Fortunately, our Medicare Set Aside (MSA) services help attorneys focus on the case at hand by allowing …