04.02.10

Status of CMS’ MSA Portal

Posted in Uncategorized, Medicare Set-aside, Workers' Compensation at 8:10 am by admin

CMS recently announced that it is moving forward with its Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Portal (WCMSAP).  This portal will allow electronic submission of MSAs, thus expediting CMS’ review process.  The portal is slated to officially open during the first quarter of 2011.  CMS will release additional information on the portal before the official release.

Protocols will continue to share updates on the portal as they become available.

Click here to read CMS’ announcement.

02.04.10

CMS Releases Health Care Spending Projections

Posted in Uncategorized, Medical Case Management at 8:27 am by admin

CMS recently released ten years (2009 through 2019) of medical projections.  The projections portray expenditures in a variety of areas, including funding source (private, Medicare, Medicaid), type of service (hospital, physician, drugs, etc.) and others.

click here to access the projections.

01.11.10

Monsanto Case: Conditional Payments Before and After Settlement Date (Part 1)

Posted in Uncategorized, Medicare Set-aside, Special Needs Trust, Workers' Compensation at 4:35 pm by admin

On December 1, 2009, The United States filed suit to recover conditional payments owed from a class action settlement. See CV 09-PT-2423-E, U.S.A. v. Stricker et al. While the complaint was short and only attached the master settlement documents, it appears that the United States may be seeking reimbursement for conditional payments made both before and after the settlement date. Read the rest of this entry »

12.17.09

Senate to Propose Closure of Part-D “Doughnut Hole”

Posted in Uncategorized, Life Care Planning, Medical Case Management, Special Needs Trust, Workers' Compensation at 7:41 am by admin

Senate health reform efforts will include a proposal to close Medicare Part-D’s “doughnut hole,” providing better prescription drug coverage to seniors.

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12.15.09

Sources: Medicare Buy-In Proposal to be Dropped

Posted in Uncategorized, Medicare Set-aside at 7:57 am by admin

As reported by CNN this morning, the proposed Medicare buy-in to seniors aged 55 to 64 will be dropped from reform efforts to avoid a Republican filibuster.

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