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Published: Friday, February 12, 2021

The Secondary Payer Mouse Trap

Staying Safe when Medicare's Final Demand Exceeds the Conditional Payments

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

MAOs' NEW Strategy for Secondary Payer Lawsuits

MAOs' NEW Strategy

Published: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Medicare Reporting Update: Coding is King

Coding is King

Published: Friday, September 4, 2020

Revealing Your Clients’ Medicare Advantage and Medicare Coverage and “Liens”

The Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID)

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2020

“Major” “Economically Significant” Federal Rulemaking Could Affect Virtually All Forms of Injury-related Recoveries to Medicare Beneficiaries

“Major” “Economically Significant” Federal Rulemaking Could Affect Virtually All Forms of Injury-related Recoveries to Medicare Beneficiaries

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

The HITECH Act to getting Medical Records

Do I really have to pay copy service fees to get my client’s medical records? Well – no.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Medicare Beneficiary Identifier Replaces Social Security Number for SPA Claims

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) required CMS to remove SSNs from all Medicare cards by April 2019

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Personal Injury Settlement of $750 or Less Avoids CMS Liens

“The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act) requires CMS to set an annual threshold for recovery of conditional payments each year. The $750 threshold from 2019 will remain the same for 2020.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

DANGER: Ethics Violations in Settlement Agreements Plaintiff’s Counsel Violates RPC By Agreeing to Indemnify Defendants for Liens

Very strong indemnity/hold harmless language regarding liens, especially with regards to Medicaid and Medicare, are now standard in most settlement agreements. As plaintiff’s attorneys, we often see language that obligates not just the plaintiff, but also his or her counsel to indemnify the defendants against lien and reimbursement claims by health plans.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Statute of Limitations on CMS Lien Recovery Action Under Secondary Payer Act

In January 2013, the SMART Act went into effect and introduced new procedures for CMS to use when seeking reimbursement under the Secondary Payer Act [SPA]. Buried in the new regulations is 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)(iii), which includes a three year limitation period on actions by the “United States” which must be filed “no later than 3 years after the date of the receipt of notice of a settlement, judgment, award…”.

Published: Friday, February 12, 2021

The Secondary Payer Mouse Trap

Staying Safe when Medicare's Final Demand Exceeds the Conditional Payments

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2020

MAOs' NEW Strategy for Secondary Payer Lawsuits

MAOs' NEW Strategy

Published: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Medicare Reporting Update: Coding is King

Coding is King

Published: Friday, September 4, 2020

Revealing Your Clients’ Medicare Advantage and Medicare Coverage and “Liens”

The Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID)

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2020

“Major” “Economically Significant” Federal Rulemaking Could Affect Virtually All Forms of Injury-related Recoveries to Medicare Beneficiaries

“Major” “Economically Significant” Federal Rulemaking Could Affect Virtually All Forms of Injury-related Recoveries to Medicare Beneficiaries

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

The HITECH Act to getting Medical Records

Do I really have to pay copy service fees to get my client’s medical records? Well – no.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Medicare Beneficiary Identifier Replaces Social Security Number for SPA Claims

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) required CMS to remove SSNs from all Medicare cards by April 2019

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Personal Injury Settlement of $750 or Less Avoids CMS Liens

“The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act) requires CMS to set an annual threshold for recovery of conditional payments each year. The $750 threshold from 2019 will remain the same for 2020.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

DANGER: Ethics Violations in Settlement Agreements Plaintiff’s Counsel Violates RPC By Agreeing to Indemnify Defendants for Liens

Very strong indemnity/hold harmless language regarding liens, especially with regards to Medicaid and Medicare, are now standard in most settlement agreements. As plaintiff’s attorneys, we often see language that obligates not just the plaintiff, but also his or her counsel to indemnify the defendants against lien and reimbursement claims by health plans.

Published: Friday, February 28, 2020

Statute of Limitations on CMS Lien Recovery Action Under Secondary Payer Act

In January 2013, the SMART Act went into effect and introduced new procedures for CMS to use when seeking reimbursement under the Secondary Payer Act [SPA]. Buried in the new regulations is 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)(iii), which includes a three year limitation period on actions by the “United States” which must be filed “no later than 3 years after the date of the receipt of notice of a settlement, judgment, award…”.