I recently wrote about Section 111 Total Payment Obligation to Claimant (TPOC) reporting in bifurcated settlements.

Although our nation is currently focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid abuse epidemic continues to claim many lives.

Most workers’ compensation claims adjusters would agree that the best claim is a closed one. 

The Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal improvements were rolled out on July 13, 2020.

Workers’ compensation COVID-19 exposure claims involving Medicare beneficiaries may need to be reported to the Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center under Section 111 mandatory reporting.

Attorney William Lowry recently wrote about workers’ compensation insurance considerations when Illinois employees are working abroad. 

Version 3.0 of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) Reference Guide was published by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on October 10, 2019.

Medicare is a secondary payer when a primary payer is available and has a demonstrated responsibility to make payment.

The prescription component of a Medicare Set-Aside allocation may at times present an obstacle to the settlement of the claim.

Pregabalin, the generic for Lyrica, became available in July of 2019.