12 Jun 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Legal/Legislative News, Medicare Advantage Part C, Trial Practice
If you follow our blog, you will recall an entity called MSP Recovery LLC, a law firm in Miami, Florida which alleges to have received assignments on behalf of various Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs) to pursue double damages Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) private cause of action lawsuits and class actions nationwide. The allegation by MSP Recovery in these lawsuits are …
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12 Jun 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
About Franco Signor, Blog, Medicaid Third Party Liability Recoveries, Medicare Secondary Payer News
Originally published in the June 2018 Issue of CLM Magazine TIME TO GET PAID In 1965, President Johnson signed into law the Medicaid program, establishing the state-based healthcare safety net system in place today. Although since that time Congress has undertaken dozens of efforts to streamline and improve Medicaid, historically there has not been considerable focus to improve states’ Medicaid …
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23 May 2018 Jesse Hamby No Comments
About Franco Signor, Blog, Franco Signor News
Once again in 2018, Franco Signor’s Medicare Secondary Payer compliance blog has been chosen by workerscompensation.com as one of the best blogs in the workers’ compensation industry. We want to thank all of you who took the time to nominate us. In addition, we want to thank the thousands of Franco Signor blog readers visiting our site each month. Franco …
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22 May 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Legal/Legislative News, Medicare Advantage Part C
We have previously blogged about the PAID Act- legislation promulgated by the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) which, if passed, would enable Responsible Reporting Entities (RREs) to have insight into Medicare Advantage Plan, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid enrollment information. This data would be provided in the query response file via MMSEA Section 111 Reporting. Franco Signor is proud to be a founding …
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08 May 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Legal/Legislative News, Medicare Secondary Payer News, WCMSA
A decision just issued out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal in Louisiana demonstrates the various nuances and obstacles that may be present when entering into a workers’ compensation settlement contingent upon CMS approval of a WCMSA. In Ortega v. Cantu Servs., Inc. 2018 La. App. LEXIS 845 (May 2, 2018), the claimant, a Medicare beneficiary, settled her disputed …
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03 May 2018 Jesse Hamby No Comments
About Franco Signor, Blog, Franco Signor News
Franco Signor is proud to announce our Chief Legal Officer, Heather Sanderson, has been chosen by Business Insurance magazine as one of the winners of their 2018 Breakout Awards. The awards program, which was introduced last year, recognizes the next generation of insurance industry leaders. Nominations are open to anyone working in the commercial insurance and risk management sector. The …
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