#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 …
Binding CMS to its WCMSA Determination

February 11, 2021
Rasa Fumagalli, JD, MSCC, CMSP-F
Securing CMS review of a Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) proposal can, at times, be cumbersome. Once the CMS WCMSA determination letter is received, parties may often just close their files after …
Don’t Ignore Non-Medicare Covered Damages in Catastrophic Workers’ Compensation Cases
B. Josh Pettingill, MBA, MS, MSCC
Are you relying on the carrier’s expert for projecting your client’s future medical expenses? Was your client compensated on your last catastrophic settlement for all future medical exposure or just the Medicare-covered items? It …