I recently wrote about Section 111 Total Payment Obligation to Claimant (TPOC) reporting in bifurcated settlements. Given the ambiguity in the NGHP User Guide,...

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

  Almost every Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) includes future diagnostic imaging studies, usually x-rays and MRIs.  For most work injuries, and especially orthopedic ones,...

  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...

  The Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal improvements were rolled out on July 13, 2020. New features provide authorized users with access to information regarding...