Experts: Medicaid Set-Asides Could Add Complexity, Delay Settlements

LAS VEGAS – Medicare set-asides in workers' compensation are already so complicated and contentious that a sub-industry has sprung up to help payers comply with the laws governing them and save money. But the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 could add an entirely new level of complexity to that process, industry insiders told an audience Thursday at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference and Expo. When the provisions of the SMART Act go into effect in October 2016, payers could have to start setting aside money for Medic...