The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday published an updated Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement Reference Guide.
Among other things, the updated guide includes a revised policy regarding unfunded set-aside requests.
"Effective July 17, CMS will no longer accept or review WCMSA proposals with a zero-dollar allocation," the guide says.
CMS said reporting entities are never required to submit a proposed set-aside amount for review, but claimants must always protect Medicare's interest. A set-aside is not necessary when facts of the...
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