
Rasa E. Fumagalli
Partner
Publications
“Reasonable Consideration” of Medicare’s Interests in Future Medical in a Settlement”, R. Fumagalli and P. Czuprynski, Maryland State Bar Association, Inc., Bar Bulletin, December 16, 2016.
“Structured Settlements and Medicare Set Aside Arrangements: Complementary Claims Resolution Tools”, D. Finn and R. Fumagalli, The CLM.Org, December 2016/January 2017
“Global Settlements and Medicare”, SWCEA Chronicles, Summer 2016
“2017 Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance Highlights”, Workers Comp Blog Wire (2018)
NAMSAP Quarterly Newsletter
Volume 7, No.1 – February of 2015: Drug Pricing
Volume 7, No.3 – October of 2015: State Workers’ Compensation and Medicare Secondary
Payer Laws
Volume 8, No.1 – February of 2016: CMS’ Opioid Utilization Policies
Volume 9, No.3 – July of 2016: All Hands on Deck
Volume 9, No.4 – November of 2016: Submission vs Non-Submission (Opt-Out)
Volume 10, No. 1 – February of 2017: Nation’s Battle to Curb Opioid Abuse Continues
Volume 11, No. 1 – April of 2018: A Detailed Look at the Amended Review Process
Volume 11, No. 3 – October of 2018: Communication, Cooperation and CMS
Volume 12, No. 1 – Highlights of the “MSP 2018: YEAR IN REVIEW” webinar
Lecturer
Instructor, Certified Medicare Secondary Payer – Fellow Program (2019)
“WC Medicare Set-Asides” NAMSAP Annual Conference (2018)
What is Reasonable Consideration of Medicare’s Interest? New York State Workers Compensation Board (2018)
Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance, Westfield Insurance Group (2017)
Blueprint for Reducing the MSA, “Reasonable Consideration” of Medicare’s Interests, Workers’ Compensation Education Conference (2017)
Updates to the WCMSA Reference Guide, Reasonable Consideration of Medicare’s Interests, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company (2012-2017)
What is “Reasonable Consideration” of Medicare’s Interests? Louisiana Claims Association (2017)
Look at Section 111 at CMSP Course (2017)
“Reasonable Consideration” of Medicare’s Interests in a Settlement, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association (2017)
Panelist Medicare and Medicaid: Protecting Your Client’s Interest in Injury Claims, State Bar of Wisconsin/ Pinnacle presentation (2016)
Debunking MSA Myths, Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission (2016)
Blueprint for Reducing the MSA, Louisiana Claims Association (2016)
MSA Basics, Understanding the Three Components, Birmingham Bar Association, (2016)
Private Cause of Action, NAMSAP Regional Meeting (2015)
Protecting Medicare’s Interests, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company staff counsel (2014)
Reasonable Consideration of Medicare’s Interests, Atlas Financial Group (2013)
Previous Experience
2016-2018 NuQuest/Allocation Services, VP of MSP Compliance and Customer Relations
2010-2015 Protocols/ Allocation Services, Director of Compliance and Quality Assurance
2007-2010 Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry
2002-2007 Jesmer and Harris
1998-2001 Brady, Connolly and Masuda
1992-1998 Law Offices of Shelmerdeane Miller
1991-1992 Aronson, Sanders, Smith and Cross
1987-1991 Cohn, Lambert, Ryan, Schneider and Harman
Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelors of Science- June 1982 (Marketing)
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Juris Doctor January 1987
Medicare Set-Aside Consultant Certification 2010-present
Issued by International Commission on Health Care Certification
Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional (CMSP), 2018
Certified Medicare Secondary Payer Professional Fellow (CMSP-F), 2019
Bar & Court Admissions
Illinois, May 1987
Memberships
National Alliance of Medicare Set -Aside Professionals (NAMSAP), Board of Directors,
Co-chair of the Communications Committee,
Past co-chair of the Liability Committee
Member of the Evidence Based Medicine Committee
Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association
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