CUTTING EDGE INDUSTRY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
Synergy’s blog brings you the industry’s foremost thought leadership InSights on matters of healthcare lien resolution and Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance. Visit often to discover helpful InSights on important lien resolution compliance issues.
Is your MSP compliance provider doing more harm than good by advocating to ignore Medicare’s future interests?
With Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”) Compliance on everyone’s minds these days, it is no wonder that MSP vendors have tried to capitalize on these fears by offering services targeting them. The problem is that some of these vendors may be doing more harm than good.
Something Useful from MSPRC – “Self-Calculated Final Conditional Payment Amount” Option
The MSPRC announced a new option to self calculate a conditional payment amount to submit for approval if the settlement is $25,000 or less.
Clients on Medicaid & Medicare Need Special Planning
Some individuals are dual eligible. In plain English, this means they qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare. In certain cases, a Medicare Set Aside/Pooled Trust Sub-Account may be necessary to preserve the dual eligibility.
Medicare’s “New” Demand Letters: How Have They Changed?
On June 27th, Medicare formally resumed issuing demand letters after it halted issuance in response apparently to the Haro v. Sebelius decision. I will summarize what is new in the demand letter.
What to Look For When Hiring a Medicare Compliance (MSA) Vendor
The hiring of a Medicare Set Aside (“MSA”) allocation vendor is an important decision when settling a worker’s compensation or liability matter. The future medical costs included in the allocation report can make or break a case.
A Timeline for Medicare Lien Resolution with MSPRC
CMS has revamped the Medicare recovery process, creating a more efficient and less questionable path for the verification of Medicare conditional payments.
CMS Update- MMSEA Section 111
CMS has made the following updates to the MMSEA section of the CMS website: http://www.cms.gov/mandatoryinsrep/04_whats_new.asp:
Malpractice – Medicare will not pay for “Hospital Acquired Conditions a.k.a “Never Events”
In CMS’ efforts to improve the quality of care, as of October 1, 2008 Medicare will not pay for certain injuries/conditions acquired during inpatient care, these injuries/conditions have been named by CMS as “never events” or “hospital acquired conditions” (HACs).