Industry Insights
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Anders: CMS to Require Section 111 Reporting of WCMSA Amounts | 11/17/2023 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| In its Nov. 13 webinar, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced plans to require the report of a workers’ compensation Medicare set-aside amount concurrently with the report of total payment obligation to the claimant as part of Section 111 mandatory insurer reporting....Read More | |||
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Addington: Welcome, New Lawyers | 11/16/2023 | |
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| By: Judge Brian Addington | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| I was honored to sponsor Delanie Williams at her admission ceremony before the Tennessee Supreme Court in Knoxville last month. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Fixed Percentage Option Available for Liability Settlements Up to $10,000 | 10/02/2023 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 0 | |||
| The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that the maximum settlement amount for use of the fixed percentage option will increase from $5,000 to $10,000, effective today. ...Read More | |||
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Addington: Some Important Reminders | 09/21/2023 | |
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| By: Judge Brian Addington | |||
| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | |||
| As a child, and even today, I love to read historical reminders. I used to read them in newspapers or magazines growing up, but now they abound in articles on the web and on social media. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: CMS to Provide RREs With Response File on ORM Record Changes | 01/17/2023 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Starting in July, responsible reporting entities (RREs) can access updates/changes that another source has made to their claims for ongoing responsibility for medicals (ORM). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this in an update to its MMSEA Section 111 NGHP User G...Read More | |||
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Addington: Presumptions in Workers' Compensation | 10/24/2022 | |
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| By: Judge Brian Addington | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| History buffs like me will remember the words of H.M. Stanley: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume.” ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Is CMS-Approved $0 MSA Still Possible? | 08/05/2022 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| A common question we receive is whether a CMS-approved $0 Medicare set-aside is still possible. The answer is, yes — if it meets the criteria. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Working With Medicare Part C and D Plans | 05/18/2022 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Attendees of Tower’s Premier Webinar on April 20 received sound advice on how to work with Medicare Part C (Advantage) and D (drug benefits) plans. Our guest presenter was Brian Bargender, consultant for subrogation and third-party liability with Humana, a nationally recognized expert ...Read More | |||
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Addington: Hello, Is It Me You're Looking For? | 10/28/2021 | |
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| By: Brian Addington | |||
| State: TN | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| No, I’m not Lionel Richie. Just your local workers’ compensation judge. ...Read More | |||
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Anders: Updated CMS Policy Changes Medicare Set-Aside Seed Calculation | 05/03/2021 | |
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| By: Dan Anders | |||
| State: NA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| On April 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide, Version 3.3, which made a slight but notable addition to how the MSA seed amount is calculated. ...Read More | |||
