CMS Notice of Proposed Rule on Options for Meeting Future Medical Obligations
In its most recent Regulatory Agenda, the Department of Health and Human Services issued notice of a proposed rule that would provide...
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Melisa Zwilling
Aug 16, 2018
Consideration for Expansion of Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) Arrangements: UPDATE
As we previously reported, CMS has stated that it is considering expansion of the Medicare Set-aside review program to include review of...
Melisa Zwilling
Aug 16, 2018
Medicare Compliance and the Opioid Epidemic - How Policy Changes May Impact Future Treatment
The opioid epidemic has become the subject of much conversation over the last few years following increases in substance abuse and deaths...
Melisa Zwilling
Oct 26, 2017
Consideration for Expansion of Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) Arrangements
As you will recall, on June 11th, 2016 we notified you that CMS issued an alert regarding their intent to consider the review of Medicare...
Melisa Zwilling
Jul 19, 2017
CMS Releases New Re-Review Option for WCMSAs
On July 10, 2017, CMS issued an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-aside Portal (WCMSAP) User Guide which includes an expanded...
Melisa Zwilling
Mar 15, 2017
Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board Enforces Terms of Original Settlement Giving Defendant the Sole O
In Scheaffer v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. Std. Steel, 2017 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 103 (February 14, 2017), Mark Scheaffer (Scheaffer)...
Melisa Zwilling
Nov 1, 2016
Fighting For You - CMS Alert
CMS recently indicated that changes had been made to its review of MSA proposals involving denied injuries. These changes could have...
Melisa Zwilling
Sep 13, 2016
New Fee Schedule Set for MSAs in Mississippi
Paragraph XIV of Mississippi’s proposed fee schedule provides that in the event that a claimant settles his or her workers’ compensation...
Melisa Zwilling
Sep 8, 2016
Vermont Supreme Court Upholds Finding that MSA Vendor’s Undervaluation of MSA Caused No Economic Har
In Bindrum v. Am. Home Assur. Co., 2016 Vt. Unpub. LEXIS 150 (Vt. Aug. 19, 2016), the Supreme Court of Vermont recently affirmed the...
Melisa Zwilling
Nov 9, 2015
Carr Allison Scores Major Victories for Clients
With the football season upon us, we’re all rooting for our favorite team to win. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, determination...
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