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No Boundaries – RIMS 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition
Posted on 12 Apr 2012 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. The annual conference held by the Risk and Insurance Management Society is being held April 15 through April 18 at the Philadelphia Convention Center and, as always, is anticipated to be the biggest gathering of insurance... Read More

Recent Medicare Set-Aside Changes
Posted on 14 Mar 2012 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL, LLC Liability Medicare Set Asides Of the series of memos released by CMS on September 30, 2011, the most notable established a policy for when a liability Medicare set-aside (LMSA) would not be... Read More

MSP Compliance and the Late, Great Jerry Garcia
Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by Robin E. Kobayashi

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Patel Memo , the memo that launched the Medicare Secondary Payer industry. We are forced to look back over the past decade and recognize just how far we have come. As the late, great Jerry Garcia would say... Read More

Jennifer Jordan Interview on The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance - A New Handbook Published by LexisNexis
Posted on 2 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

At the 19th Annual Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, attorney Robert Rassp interviewed author and editor Jen Jordan of MedVal on the new handbook The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance by... Read More

California WCMSA Case: Did Clinical Need for Medical Treatment Occur Faster Than CMS Process for Approving Medicare Set-Aside?
Posted on 2 Mar 2012 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. In California, there is a unique trend compared to the rest of the nation in that the Medicare Set-Aside process is primarily defense driven with less than full disclosure to the Applicants. While not applicable to all employers... Read More

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA) Section 111 Reporting: Identifying Reporting Triggers – 2011 Updates
Posted on 28 Nov 2011 by Jennifer Jordan

It is important to be familiar with the criteria for reporting to avoid being late in adhering to the MMSEA Section 111 requirements. The determination of whether to submit a claim is dictated by two criteria, both of which must be met to require reporting... Read More

Love It or Hate It: Medicare Secondary Payer Enforcement Is Here to Stay
Posted on 2 Aug 2012 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. Progress is the theme of this year’s update to The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance , 2012 Edition (available in October; see special offer below). Nothing has improved so much that people don’t... Read More

Court Grants Hearing in LHWCA Settlement When CMS Declined to Review Case Within Its Thresholds
Posted on 6 Jan 2012 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL, LLC Medicare set-asides have become an albatross for all insurers. And despite all their efforts to do exactly what CMS wants in the interest of protecting the Medicare Trust funds, CMS is constantly... Read More

Medicare Secondary Payer Charitable Foundation Announces Free Professional Medicare Set-Aside Administration for Qualified Beneficiaries
Posted on 22 Aug 2011 by Workers' Compensation Law Community Staff

August 22, 2011 – Columbia, MD. The Medicare Secondary Payer Charitable Foundation (MSPCF), a newly founded not-for-profit organization, announces that it will provide free professional Medicare Set-Aside Administration nationwide for qualified... Read More

Leading New York Defense Attorney Endorses LexisNexis Medicare Secondary Payer Book
Posted on 24 Mar 2011 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

“ The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance (LexisNexis) is a long awaited one-stop resource for the myriad of statutes, regulations, manuals, and memoranda proliferated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Ms. Jordan... Read More

Jennifer Jordan Interview on The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance - A New Handbook Published by LexisNexis
Posted on 2 Dec 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

At the 19th Annual Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo, Las Vegas, NV, attorney Robert Rassp interviewed author and editor Jen Jordan of MedVal on the new handbook The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance by... Read More

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (MMSEA) Section 111 Reporting: Identifying Reporting Triggers – 2011 Updates
Posted on 28 Nov 2011 by Jennifer Jordan

It is important to be familiar with the criteria for reporting to avoid being late in adhering to the MMSEA Section 111 requirements. The determination of whether to submit a claim is dictated by two criteria, both of which must be met to require reporting... Read More

MSP Compliance and the Late, Great Jerry Garcia
Posted on 27 Sep 2011 by Robin E. Kobayashi

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Patel Memo , the memo that launched the Medicare Secondary Payer industry. We are forced to look back over the past decade and recognize just how far we have come. As the late, great Jerry Garcia would say... Read More