CMS Says Set-Aside Backlog Cleared through 'Streamlined' Process

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Friday it used a "streamlined process" to clear the entire backlog of Medicare set-aside reviews that piled up while the federal agency was switching workers' compensation review contractors last summer.CMS Public Affairs Specialist Donald McLeod said in a response to a series of emails sent by WorkCompCentral last week that the backlog was cleared as of Friday. CMS did not respond to follow-up emails requesting the size of the backlog and the method CMS or its new review contractor, Provider Re...