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	<description>Medicare Set-Aside, Workers' Compensation, Medical Case Management</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>CMS Plans Value-Based Purchasing Reimbursements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CMS recently announced that it will implement a value-based purchasing method to calculate reimbursement rates for physicians.  The program will target specific physicians in 2015, but the program is expected to expand to all physicians by 2017.  Under the program, physicians&#8217; reimbursement rates will be affected by the quality of care furnished in relation to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Memo re: Liability MSAs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liability Medicare Set Aside arrangements (LMSA) have been the subject of debate between plaintiffs’ attorneys and the insurance industry. Until recently, CMS had not published any specific guidelines regarding the use of MSAs in non-workers compensation cases. This changed on September 30, 2011 when CMS issued its first Memo regarding proposed Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements.

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Summary: Billy Smith, Plaintiff vs Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Defendant</title>
		<link>http://protocolsllc.com/blog/?p=109</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Billy Smith, Plaintiff vs Marine Terminals of Arkansas, Defendant and American Home Assurance
Company, Intervenor
Case No. 3:09-CV-00027-JLH
United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Jonesboro Division
August 9, 2011
Nature of Case:
This case came before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Determine the Medicare Set Aside Amount in the case.

Facts:
Plaintiff was involved in an accident on April 14, 2006, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alert: $300 Threshold on Liability Settlements</title>
		<link>http://protocolsllc.com/blog/?p=108</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>Special Needs Trust</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare has implemented a $300 threshold for certain liability insurance cases. If all of the following criteria are met, Medicare will not recover against the beneficiary&#8217;s settlement, judgment, award or other payment:

The beneficiary&#8217;s settlement, judgment, award or other payment claims/releases a physical trauma-based incident/injury/accident/illness. (This does not include alleged ingestion, implantation or exposure-based incident/injury/accident/illness).
The beneficiary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Medicare Trustees Report</title>
		<link>http://protocolsllc.com/blog/?p=107</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 19:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here to access the 2011 Medicare Trustees Report.
Several statistics are highlighted below, as mentioned on healthcare-economist.com:
 Basic Statistics
In 2010, 47.5 million people were covered by Medicare: 39.6 million aged 65 and older, and 7.9 million disabled. About 25 percent of beneficiaries have chosen to enroll in Part C private health plans that contract with [...]]]></description>
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