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CMS Issues Updated Section 111 User Guide
CMS recently released a new version of the User Guide (Version 5.9) including the updates below. • The User Guide now states that “while...
Matthew T. Dorius, Esq.
Jul 7, 2020
Update on Proposed Regulations for Addressing Future Medical Expenses
The Spring 2020 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions was published on June 30, 2020, and includes an update on the...
Matthew T. Dorius, Esq.
Jul 7, 2020
Saving Clients Money is Our Mission
The Carr Allison Medicare Compliance Team works extremely hard every day to serve our clients well. Saving clients money is one of our...
Melisa Zwilling
Jun 18, 2020
CMS Alert Regarding Reporting of No-Fault Insurance Limits
CMS issued an alert on June 8th to remind RREs to include both Med Pay and Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage amounts when...
Melisa Zwilling
Jun 15, 2020
MSPRP Enhancement Will Allow Users to View and Print Correspondence
The Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal is scheduled to be enhanced on July 13, 2020 to allow users to view and print correspondence....
Melisa Zwilling
Jun 3, 2020
Recent Case Illustrates Importance of Addressing Medicare Issues Prior to Settlement
Genaro Ruiz, the Plaintiff, entered into a binding settlement agreement with Defendants, which included the State of Rhode Island. The...
Melisa Zwilling
May 27, 2020
U.S. Attorney Files Suit Against Texas Personal Injury Firm Requesting Full Reimbursement for CPCs
The United States brought an action against a Texas personal injury firm, Carrigan and Anderson, to recover payments made under the...
Melisa Zwilling
May 27, 2020
Court Awards Attorney’s Fees After Failure of CMS to Properly Evaluate Conditional Payment Claims
In Tarbert v. Azar, (2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 83813, D. Mont. May 12, 2020), the plaintiff was awarded a settlement for asbestos-related...
Melisa Zwilling
May 22, 2020
Section 111 Reporting for COVID-19 Claims
CMS has updated the list of valid diagnosis codes for Section 111 reporting to include the new ICD-10 code for COVID-19 (U071). If a...
Matthew T. Dorius, Esq.
May 13, 2020
WEBINAR: Medicare Compliance - Strategies for Managing and Resolving Liability Claims
Navigating Medicare Compliance: Strategies and Best Practices Relating to Management and Resolution of Non-Litigated and Litigated...
Melisa Zwilling
May 12, 2020
CMS Releases Comments on Proposed Rule Regarding Section 111 Penalties
CMS just released the comments that were submitted by concerned entities in response to the CMS Proposed Rule regarding Section 111...
Melisa Zwilling
May 12, 2020
Carr Allison’s Comments to CMS on Proposed Rule Regarding Section 111 Penalties
As discussed in our previous articles, in February CMS issued a Proposed Rule on Section 111 penalties with a comment period ending April...
Matthew T. Dorius, Esq.
Apr 21, 2020
CMS Processes and COVID-19 Emergency
We have been informed by CMS that they are continuing normal operations as much as possible during the COVID-19 emergency. ...
Matthew T. Dorius, Esq.
Apr 14, 2020
COVID-19 Resources and Information
Carr Allison is committed to providing our clients with information they need to conduct business during the COVID-19 Emergency. To that...
Melisa Zwilling
Apr 8, 2020
Resolving Medicare Conditional Payment Claims in Mass Tort Actions
In Mass Tort cases, Medicare may agree to implement an alternative resolution process for conditional payment claims. Instead of parties...
Melisa Zwilling
Mar 30, 2020
Carr Allison Update Regarding COVID-19
To Carr Allison’s Clients and Colleagues: Carr Allison is open for business and will continue to provide each of our clients with...
Melisa Zwilling
Mar 18, 2020
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