Death and the Medicare Set-Aside

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A colleague recently asked me what happens to the funds placed in an established Medicare Set-Aside when the injured employee/beneficiary dies before the funds are completely exhausted. Since my legal responsibility usually ends once an MSA is established I did not readily know the answer to this question and I had to dig through old…

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Taxes and Medicare Set-Asides

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As April 15th draws nearer and my mailbox starts to fill with W-2 and yearly interest statements I am reminded of the old adage, only two things in life are certain; Death and Taxes.  Oddly enough my recent dealings with Medicare Set-Asides

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Workers’ Compensation Settlement and Medicare Set-Asides

Developing a Medicare Set-Aside makes it easy for insurers to consider Medicare’s interests during workers’ compensation negotiations. Federal law requires that employers, group health plans, and insurance companies, consider the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) interests during the settlement of workers’ compensation claims. There are several ways the parties may consider CMS’s interests

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Halloween 2008 – A treat for the State’s newest Bar members

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Ramos & Law is pleased to announce our newest associate, Tiffany K. Yamini.  Mrs. Yamini, along with several of her classmates, received her passing Bar results on Halloween day. Mrs. Yamini is a graduate of Mercer University and had previously clerked with our firm.  She now rejoins us to concentrate her practice on Medicare Secondary…

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Violating the Medicare Secondary Payer Act Can Hurt Insurers’ Bottom Line

Not accounting for Medicare’s interest during workers’ compensation settlements can lead to shortfalls in insurers’ bank accounts. Under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP), the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has the right to seek reimbursement of medical expenses paid by Medicare, which the workers’ compensation carrier should have made. [1] The Act…

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