CMS Publishes Version 7 of the NGHP User Guide
On January 9, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published version 7.0 of the Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) User Guide, found here. Version 7
Annual Reporting & Recovery Threshold Alert: CMS Retains $750 TPOC and Recovery Threshold
O n Tuesday, December 13th the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their annual reporting and recovery threshold Alert.
CMS Town Hall Webinar Includes Updates on Key Topics
T he Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held an interesting and informative Section 111 reporting Town Hall call for workers’ compensation, liability, and no
CMS Updates Re-Review Criteria
C MS updated its Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide on November 14, 2022. The new Reference Guide Version 3.8 provides an
CMS NGHP Webinar Announced
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a Section 111 Non-Group Health Plan webinar for December 6, 2022 at 1pm EST. The notice can be found here.
Second Circuit Falls in Line on Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage Plans remain largely undefeated. For the last decade, MAPs have pulled off an impressive streak of wins as they – in an attempt to collect direct
2022 Updated CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids – What’s New and What’s Changed?
T he CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain – United States, 2022, 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline updates and replaces the 2016 Guideline for
CMS Publishes Medicare Set-Aside Statistics
On November 1, 2022, for the first time in recent memory, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made the WCMSA Fiscal Year Statistics 2020-2022 available on
Why You (or Your Recovery Agent) Should Go Paperless Right Now
L ate last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and its coordination of benefits contractor, the BCRC, soft launched a process to largely eliminate