Medicare Set-Asides

CMS Withdraws Proposed Rules on Future Medicals
10.16.2014
CMS published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in June of 2012 and asked for comments from the public.  CMS subsequently submitted a proposed draft rule to the Office of Budget and Management in September of 2013 for approval beforeRead More

Another Hard Lesson: Addressing Medicare Claims Early
06.06.2014
Addressing conditional payment obligations early and consistently puts you in the best position to manage and settle cases. We always stress this as a best practice, and in a recent ruling from the Oregon Court of Appeals, a plaintiff andRead More

The SMART Act Updates
06.06.2014
The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act (SMART Act) was signed into law in January 2013, to improve the efficiency of the Medicare Secondary Payer system. Once the Act is implemented, there will be an establishment of a web portalRead More