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Tag: Medicare Secondary Payer Act

Is it Workers’ Compensation or Liability?

July 21, 2022

Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

Netflix’s new baking competition show “Is it Cake” challenges judges to identify which of two identical objects is edible and which is not. Attorneys settling cases involving work-related injuries may find themselves …

#3 | Since You Asked: Synergy’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Advice Column

October 14, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on US soil and all the lives lost, we cannot forget the heroic efforts of all …

Primary Payer Status Shifts from Liability Carrier to Plaintiff Post-Settlement

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

In Penelope Stillwell v State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al. case (2021 WL 4427081), a plaintiff attempts to impose primary payer status on a liability insurer post-settlement via a qui tam action …

Beware of “Conscious Ignorance” Exception to Mutual Mistake Challenge to a Contract

September 9, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

The American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct provide a blueprint for attorneys to follow when representing clients. The first Rule and arguably one of the most important ones, outlines a …

#1 | Since You Asked: Synergy’s Workers’ Compensation Medicare Secondary Payer Advice Column

July 28, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

Introducing “Since You Asked,” Synergy’s first in a series of columns addressing MSP compliance questions in the area of workers’ compensation.

Question:

“My client is settling her case and does not know …

Navigating the Shifting Landscape of MSP Compliance

July 23, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

The wait for proposed rulemaking related to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance obligations regarding future medical services in liability settlements continues. Although the Department of Health and Human Services issued their initial …

Exploring Options for Conditional Payment Resolution

July 8, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

Most attorneys are well aware of the need to resolve Medicare’s conditional payments in connection with a client’s settlement. This obligation stems from the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act, 42 U.S.C. § …

Convoluted Conditional Payment Arguments Fail to Persuade Court in Florida Collateral Source Case

May 11, 2021

Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

The interplay between the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSPA) and Florida’s medical malpractice statute, Fla. Stat §§ 766.207 and 766.209 was addressed in the recent case of Gordon v. Azar, 2021 …

CMS Continues Push to Reduce Improper Payments Under the Medicare Program

December 10, 2020

Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a press release announcing a steady decline in improper payments under the Medicare Fee-For-Service program over the past few years. The improper …

DOJ Pursues Philadelphia Law Firm Over Six Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Conditional Payments, Firm Settles with DOJ

January 8, 2020

By: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is serious about and intent on enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act when it comes to conditional payments.  There are now numerous examples of …

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