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CMS to Host MSP and Certain Civil Money Penalties Webinar on January 15
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will be hosting a Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) and Certain Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) informational webinar for Non-Group Health...
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CMS Releases NGHP User Guide Version 8.2
by F. Fairchok and B. Smith The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to the Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Section 111 Reporting User Guide on November...
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Recovery Threshold Remains at $750 for 2026
CMS is required to publish an annual threshold for recovery each year. This threshold amount reflects an amount for which CMS will not spend more on collections than a...
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Revisiting Civil Money Penalties (CMPs) for Liability Claims
by M. Heberling It has officially been one year since CMS implemented the final rule for Civil Money Penalties for Section 111 Reporting. We previously explained that CMS may impose...
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CMS Postpones WCMSA Reporting Webinar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) Reporting webinar, originally scheduled for Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm...
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CMS to Begin Using 2023 Life Table
Starting September 20, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin using the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Table 1: Life Table for the total population:...
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CMS to Host Workers’ Compensation MSA Reporting Webinar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will be hosting a Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) Reporting webinar on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:00 pm...
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No More CMS Review of Zero WMSAs: What It Means for Settling Claims
by B. Smith As of July 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer review zero-dollar Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSAs) as part of the...
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CMS Issues New WCMSA Reference Guide Version 4.4
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued an update to their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (version 4.4). Changes to this version of...