Unlimited Amended Review is highlight of new WCMSA Reference Guide.

The MSP Network, a professional organization created by the Medicare Secondary Payer industry to monitor developments in policy and practice and provide continuing education to members, recently held its annual conference in Baltimore.

Narcan, an opioid antagonist, works by blocking the effects of opioid drugs on the central nervous system.

Almost every Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) includes future diagnostic imaging studies, usually x-rays and MRIs.

Approval of Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) remains the “gold standard.”

As a first-time NAMSAP (National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals) annual conference attendee, I was able to meet, learn from, and network with many leaders and influencers in the Medicare Set-Asides (MSA) and Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance industry.

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance is a detailed, somewhat complicated, and often dynamic field. MSP law and regulations are constantly evolving and subject to some interpretation.

Prescriptions for compounded medications should be red-flagged and quickly assessed for more appropriate and cost-effective alternatives. Don’t wait until trial or settlement to address unnecessary use of these medications.

As the new Congress settles in and the presidential campaigns heat up, there is renewed talk of “Medicare for All.”

It’s no secret there is an opioid crisis in this country. Millions of Americans – including injured workers - are prescribed opiate pain medications. Seen as an effective substitute for such drugs, many individual states have legalized the use of medical marijuana.