Medicare Set-Asides
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CMS Releases Updated Self-Administration Toolkit Version 1.5
by J. Shymanski While dated May 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released version 1.5 of the Self-Administration Toolkit for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs)...
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Is CMS Still Approving Zero-Waiver MSAs?
by D. Dietz Yes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is still approving Zero-Waiver Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) on a case-by-case basis. Approval is based on documentation provided to...
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CMS Releases New WCMSA Reference Guide Version 4.0
by M. Heberling On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued version 4.0 of their Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) User Guide. CMS added...
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CMS Releases WCMSA 2023 Fiscal Year Statistics
by B. Smith The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year statistics (2020 to 2023) for Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSAs) submitted to CMS as part...
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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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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 Begin Using 2020 Life Table
Starting April 29, 2023, 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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Is CMS Still Approving Zero Waiver MSAs?
by D. Dietz For our final knowledge series webinar on Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance, we discussed whether CMS is still approving Zero Waiver MSAs as well as Medical Zero MSAs....