Worker Can't Compel Employer to Fund MSA at Amount Specified by CMS

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured worker had no cognizable legal right to demand that her employer fund a Medicare Set Aside with the amount which the Centers for Medicare Services deemed necessary to cover the cost of her future care, which was a larger sum than the employer had agreed to pay in settlement of her workers' compensation claim. Case: Hunter v. Rapides Parish School Board, No. 14-490, 11/05/2014, published. Facts: Eliza Hunter, a Rapides Parish School District employee, allegedly injured her low back after a misstep on a flight of stairs.   The Rapides...