Members of Congress have revived an effort to create an appeals process for Medicare set-asides and tighten the reins on the way Medicare estimates the value of future medical care, moves proponents say would cut down on unnecessarily large settlements.
The legislation — Senate Bill 1514 and House Resolution 2649, which have the same language — would introduce some fundamental changes in the way the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services handles workers’ compensation settlements. Those settlements often include money set aside to cover the claimant’s future med...
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