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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

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

How California Handles the WCMSA Process
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

There is a garden industry that has emerged since 1997 in California of companies who have become “WCMSA specialists”, promoting themselves as experts in developing WCMSA proposals that will pass muster with CMS. Most workers’ compensation... Read More

How California Handles the WCMSA Process
Posted on 29 Dec 2011 by Robert G. Rassp, Esq.

There is a garden industry that has emerged since 1997 in California of companies who have become “WCMSA specialists”, promoting themselves as experts in developing WCMSA proposals that will pass muster with CMS. Most workers’ compensation... 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

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

Medicare Secondary Payer Comes of Age: An Industry Insider’s View
Posted on 29 Sep 2010 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq. 2011 stands to be a pivotal year for Medicare Secondary Payer because after significant delays in the implementation of the Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”), the Centers for Medicare... Read More

Medicare Set-Asides and Special Needs Trusts
Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by Jennifer Jordan

By Jennifer C. Jordan, Esq., General Counsel, MEDVAL LLC Now that those involved in personal injury settlements, whether workers’ compensation or liability insurance based, have finally come to understand the Medicare Secondary Payer Act ... Read More