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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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How To WIN The MSA Game
Are you winning the MSA game? IMPAXX CEO, Jon Gunter recently shared an essay, How to WIN The MSA Game, as part of WorkCompWire’s Partner Post feature. In the...
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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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Magistrate Denies Conditional Payment Reimbursement Request by MAP Plan
by P. Czuprynski In Series v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 1:23 CV 22982 (July 15, 2025), the Magistrate Judge agreed that Series’ suit for conditional payment reimbursement should...
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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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Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: Mixed Messages Around TPOC Reporting and Zero MSAs
by B. Smith There have been a lot of confusing and conflicting messages when it comes to Section 111 Reporting of Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Asides (WCMSAs). This confusion has...
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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...