CMS Sets Safe Harbor Threshold for Workers' Comp Settlements at $750

Injured workers on Medicare won't have to report workers' compensation settlements of $750 or less or reimburse conditional payments under a new "safe harbor" threshold set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. On Sept. 26, CMS extended the "safe harbor" concept it had applied to liability insurance settlements to workers' comp.  "For FY 2016, settlements of $750 or less for no-fault insurance and workers’ compensation will not need to be reported, and Medicare’s conditional payment amount related to these cases will not ...