CMS Updates WCMSA Reference Guide: Key Changes in Store
Late on Tuesday October 29th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid released an update, version 3.0 to its WCMSA Reference Guide (Guide). The new version of the guide
Appeals Court Declares CIGA Largely Exempt from Medicare Secondary Payer
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the California Insurance Guaranty Association (CIGA) is not a “primary payer under the Medicare Act’s secondary
MSP Recovery Takes a Hit
Thanks to an aggressive litigation strategy pursued over the course of the last decade, Medicare Advantage Plans have become a fixture of Medicare Secondary Payer
Baltimore U.S. Attorney Nabs Law Firm: Obtains $250,000 Settlement with Law Firm that Failed to Reimburse Medicare
Standard operating procedure when settling a personal injury claim: parties should first determine if a plaintiff is a Medicare beneficiary, and once confirmed should
Constitutional Challenge to Treasury Offsets in Conditional Payments Falls Flat: Massachusetts Man’s Moon Shot Lands with a Thud
A Federal Magistrate in a Massachusetts Federal Court dismissed a Navy veteran’s attempt to have the reliance upon Treasury offsets to collect Medicare conditional
Medicare Advantage Update: New Case in Connecticut
Anew decision from United States federal court in Connecticut opens the door for Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) to use the Medicare Secondary Payer statutes
Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor Protest
In September of this year the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the award of a new Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC) contract to