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Ask Annie: Total Settlement Amount v. Total Payment Obligation to the Claimant
Question: We are settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary for $25,000 on a full, final, and complete basis closing out all future medical on
Ask Annie: MSAs and the “You Break It, You Buy It” Policy
Question: We are trying to settle a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary for $50,000. The claimant sustained an admitted right shoulder injury. He has
MSA Risk and Reward: Examining “Non-Threshold” Settlements
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Ask Annie: Complex Settlements, Simplified
Question: We are settling a complicated claim involving a claimant’s lower back. Over the course of the claimant’s workers’ compensation claim they added a number of
Closing the Loop on Trostle: USDOJ Did Not Satisfy “Must File” Provision of MSP Regulations So Netted $54,000 Instead of $84,000
On Friday, August 21, 2020, the United States Department of Justice released notice it had reached a settlement with Angino Law Firm to accept almost $54,000 in
RREs Must Report Combined Med Pay and PIP Coverage Limits on No-Fault Claims
On June 8, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an alert to remind non-group health plan (NGHP) responsible reporting entities (RREs) that
Ask Annie: When can I safely terminate ORM?
Question: Annie, I’m hoping you can settle a bet for me. I’ve always thought that ORM should be terminated only after a settlement, death of a claimant, or when the
MSA Alert: Updated Consent to Release Language Required This Week
You may recall we posted about key Medicare changes back in October. April is now only days away and that means implementation of one of those key changes is upon us. As
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