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CMS to Increase Availability of “Fixed Percentage” Option for Reimbursement of Conditional Payments
by Settlement Consulting Team Medicare recently issued a notice that the requirements associated with the fixed percentage approach to resolving conditional payments associated with certain settlements are changing. Effective October 2,...
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announces Website Redesign
During the week of September 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will launch a redesigned website at CMS.gov with an updated homepage, streamlined navigation, and improved...
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CMS Issues Outage Notifications for Key Services
The migration of the Baltimore Data Center (BDC) to a new Data Center (Ashburn, VA) will have an impact on several key services. There will be outages to the...
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CMS Clarifies Use of Empty Unsolicited Response Files
by F. Fairchok The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provided a notice on July 12, 2023, to clarify that NGHP Responsible Reporting Entities that have elected to receive...
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CMS Releases WCMSA Self-Administration Toolkit Version 1.4
by B. Smith On July 3, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Self-Administration Toolkit for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs), version 1.4. Below...
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CMS Publishes NGHP Section 111 User Guide Version 7.2
by F. Fairchok The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an update to the Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Section 111 Reporting User Guide on June 5, 2023. This...
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Are You Taking Advantage of CMS’ New Amended Review Thresholds?
by M. Heberling We recently noted in our blog that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the newest version of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA)...
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CMS Releases New WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.9
by B. Smith On May 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) User Guide version 3.9, which contains...
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CMS to Host Section 111 NGHP Unsolicited Response File Webinar on June 6
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be hosting a Section 111 NGHP Unsolicited Response File webinar on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET. They will...