Goodbye Chevron deference:Â What does this mean for Medicare Secondary Payer compliance?Â
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By: Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
The United States Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine in the recent case of Loper Bright Enterprises et al v Raimondo , Secretary of Commerce , et al. ( No. 22-451, 604 U.S. ____(2024)22-451). …
#3 | Since You Asked: Synergy’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Advice Column
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October 14, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on US soil and all the lives lost, we cannot forget the heroic efforts of all …
Primary Payer Status Shifts from Liability Carrier to Plaintiff Post-Settlement
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Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
In Penelope Stillwell v State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al. case (2021 WL 4427081), a plaintiff attempts to impose primary payer status on a liability insurer post-settlement via a qui tam action …
#1 | Since You Asked: Synergy’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Advice Column
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July 28, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Introducing “Since You Asked,” Synergy’s first in a series of columns addressing MSP compliance questions in the area of workers’ compensation.
Question:
“My client is settling her case and does not know …
Navigating the Shifting Landscape of MSP Compliance
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July 23, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
The wait for proposed rulemaking related to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance obligations regarding future medical services in liability settlements continues. Although the Department of Health and Human Services issued their initial …
Beware of Problematic Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Settlement Terms
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April 15, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance settlement terms utilized by defendants are often overly broad in nature. The recent opinion, Kupolati v. Village of Timber Creek Association, 2021 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS …
United States of America vs. Carrigan & Anderson, PLLC
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April 29, 2020
United States of America vs. Carrigan & Anderson, PLLC, Stephen P. Carrigan:Â U.S. Attorney brings suit against personal injury lawyer and his firm over failing to pay back Medicare for conditional payments
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., …