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Is Medicare Denying Payment for Treatment Under the MSP Act for Workers’ Compensation and Liability Claims?
June 13, 2025 4:46 pm Comments Off on Is Medicare Denying Payment for Treatment Under the MSP Act for Workers’ Compensation and Liability Claims?by P. Czuprynski The Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act allows Medicare to make payment and...
CMS to Begin Using 2022 Life Table
June 3, 2025 9:12 pm Comments Off on CMS to Begin Using 2022 Life TableStarting June 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin using...
CMS to Host Intro to Workers’ Compensation MSAs Webinar
May 30, 2025 1:35 pm Comments Off on CMS to Host Intro to Workers’ Compensation MSAs WebinarThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will be hosting an Introduction...
Addressing Your Questions About WCMSA as Part of TPOC Reporting
May 21, 2025 9:51 pm Comments Off on Addressing Your Questions About WCMSA as Part of TPOC Reportingby J. Shymanski The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this year...
CMS Provides Correction in Section 111 NGHP User Guide Version 8.1
May 8, 2025 1:23 pm Comments Off on CMS Provides Correction in Section 111 NGHP User Guide Version 8.1The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an update to their Non-Group...
Recent Legislative Changes Impacting Mental Health Coverage for First Responders Injured at Work
May 6, 2025 4:31 pm Comments Off on Recent Legislative Changes Impacting Mental Health Coverage for First Responders Injured at Workby K. Kline When we think about workers’ compensation, we often think of cases involving...
IIGF is Not a Primary Payer Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
May 1, 2025 7:39 pm Comments Off on IIGF is Not a Primary Payer Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Actby P. Czuprynski In IIGF v. Becerra[1] the United States District court for the Northern...
CMS Updates Section 111 NGHP User Guide to Version 8.0
April 18, 2025 7:50 pm Comments Off on CMS Updates Section 111 NGHP User Guide to Version 8.0by F. Fairchok The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published an update...
CMS Issues New WCMSA Reference Guide and Self-Administration Toolkit
April 11, 2025 1:34 pm Comments Off on CMS Issues New WCMSA Reference Guide and Self-Administration Toolkitby B. Smith This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated their...