Prescription drugs can make up a large part of a Medicare Set-Aside.  Since Medicare prices future prescription drugs using average wholesale price, the ultimate cost of the drugs through a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) is often less than the average wholesale price.

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

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

One of the most significant cost-drivers in MSAs can be surgeries.  In addition to CMS becoming more aggressive in allocating for surgeries, we have recently seen the costs of these procedures increase as well. 

At NBKL, we pride ourselves in our ability to take teamwork to the next level, and in a recent MSA case, we put this teamwork to the test.

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

The Office of Management and Budget recently updated the timing for the release of the long-awaited proposed rule addressing liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation settlements.

The Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission is transitioning to a fully electronic filing system.

The EEOC and OSHA recently issued supplemental guidance to help employers navigate reopening the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 8, 2020, Governor Pritzker signed HB 2455/PA 101-633 into law, adding a new subsection to the Workers’ Occupational Diseases Act (820 ILCS 310/1).