Medicare Set-Asides
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CMS Issues New WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.8
By B. Smith Yesterday, CMS released version 3.8 of their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide, which now includes an additional Re-Review option when the parties wish to...
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Medicare Set-Aside Statistics 2020-2022 Continue to Show Increase in Submitted MSA Amounts
by B. Smith This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020-2022 fiscal year statistics for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSAs) that have been submitted to...
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CMS Now Consistently Requesting Expense Payment Histories
by J. Mislanovich The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) WCMSA Reference Guide has always indicated that an all-inclusive payment history (including medical, indemnity, and expenses) is to be...
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CMS Withdraws Future Medicals Proposed Rule
by B. Smith The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted a notice on its website yesterday that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has formally withdrawn the...
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CMS Issues WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.7
Recently, CMS issued Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide Version 3.7. CMS updated Section 10.3 with a new link to the CDC Life Table. IMPAXX shared the news that...
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New WCMSA Reference Guide Provides Much Needed Clarification On Section 4.3
By B. Smith On March 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide, Version 3.6. The update to...
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How To Make Sense of the CMS WCMSA Webinar
by B. Smith As promised, CMS hosted a WCMSA webinar on February 17, 2022. Although acknowledging that Section 4.3 of the Guide was the most pressing issue webinar participants wanted...
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CMS Issues New Guidance on Evidence-Based MSAs in WCMSA Reference Guide Version 3.5
Earlier this month, CMS issued Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide Version 3.5. The guide includes a new section, The Use of Non-CMS-Approved Products to Address Future...