The Official Medicare Set Aside Blog and Information Resource

"This blog is designed to keep readers up to date on current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services policy, including changes to the Code of Federal Regulations, Medicare Secondary Payer statute, and Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension Act of 2007. It primarily focuses on the purpose and function of Medicare Set-Aside allocations for insurers and attorneys."

Author: Kate Lovelace is a lawyer by training and director of corporate communications in charge of marketing and sales at Highland, Md.-based MEDVAL, a limited liability company providing pre-settlement and post-settlement services for high exposure workers' compensation and liability claims that require Medicare's interests be protected.

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Recent Posts from The Official Medicare Set Aside Blog and Information Resource

CMS Releases new policy memo
In a memo dated 08/25/2008, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addresses several important aspects of the Medicare Set-Aside process. First, CMS has released policy regarding pricing of implantable devices. In the example given,…
Career Opportunities
As a rapidly growing company, MEDVAL is always looking for experienced professionals to join our team. We take pride in knowing that we offer one of the most unique and integrated approaches to the Medicare…
CMS Publishes hospital quality of care statistics
On Wednesday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) published a tool on their website that provides information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures. For…
Medicare Update
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS Reports Lower Medicare Part D Costs Than Expected in 2009 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced in a Press Release that, based on bids submitted…
Thoughts on the U.S. Healthcare System
In his August 4th “Cheap, Fast or Good” blog post, Joe Paduda says: “There are those on both sides of the political debate (and some who fancy themselves in the middle) who use anecdotes, scary…
CMS Publishes Proposed Guidelines for SCHIP Extension Act Compliance
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published proposed guidelines in the Federal Register regarding implementation of the new liability and no-fault reporting requirements set forth in Section 111 of the Medicare,…
GAO Sting Operation Reveals Ease of Medicare Fraud
This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report which revealed some glaring problems with CMS's ability to spot and avoid fraud in light of what has been deemed a pending solvency crisis. The…
Breaking News: H.I.G. Capital Acquires PMSI
Just today, H.I.G. Capital announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire PMSI from AmerisourceBergen Corporation (ABC) during the third quarter of 2008 for $40 million. This poses the question: How was H.I.G able…
Questions about Liability MSAs?
We've recently been receiving a large influx of questions and concerns about Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) allocations for liability and no-fault settlements in light of the new requirements set forth in the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP…
The Craziest Reason to Prescribe Oxycontin
Recently, we were asked to complete a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) for a patient who had recently doubled her dosage of Oxycontin from 40mg to 80mg 3x/day. The reason? A tree was struck by lightening and…