22 Mar 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Medicare Set Aside, WCMSA
Version 2.7 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide has been released as of March 19, 2018. It can be found here. The two minor changes are the following: An updated phone number for the Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC). The new phone number is (833) 295-3773. See section 14.0 (pg. 51), Appendix 1 (pg. 61) and Appendix 5 (pg. 84). …
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21 Mar 2018 Jesse Hamby No Comments
For the past few years, Franco Signor’s Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance blog has been honored to be named one of the best blogs of the year by workerscompensation.com. We strive to deliver the most timely and relevant MSP insight in the industry. Through years of experience, the Franco Signor team continues to be on the cutting edge of the most …
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20 Mar 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Legal/Legislative News, Medicare Advantage Part C, Trial Practice
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has issued an opinion in ongoing litigation by Aetna and Humana, both Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs), against a Plaintiff law firm that represented asbestos trusts. The allegation by Aetna and Humana (“Plaintiffs”) is that Defendant Shrader Associates LLP (“Schrader”) represented at least fifteen “Matched claimants” that received coverage from the …
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16 Mar 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Legal/Legislative News, Medicare Advantage Part C
Primary Plans Beware: The tide continues to turn across the country in favor of Medicare Advantage Plans (MAPs) having a right to sue primary plans based on the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) private cause of action and the ability to seek double damages for the failure to reimburse MAP conditional payments. The decision has the potential to extend the law …
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08 Mar 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
Blog, Medicare Secondary Payer News, WCMSA
Yesterday, March 7th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a webinar to discuss the transition of the new Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC) from Provider Resources to Capitol Bridge LLC. Below is a summary of the relevant points of the webinar. Timing of Transition: Capitol Bridge LLC will fully take over on March 19, 2018. New Contact Information: The …
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06 Mar 2018 Heather Sanderson No Comments
WCRC Transition Webinar to be Held Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 1:00 PM EST Effective March 19, 2018, Capitol Bridge LLC will take over as the Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor from Provider Resources. On this webinar, CMS will introduce Capitol Bridge with opening remarks and a presentation by CMS, as well as provide a Q&A session for the audience. The …
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