On August 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar focusing on its Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP). The MSPRP is CMS’ web-based application...

On July 26, 2018, Representative David Reichert (R-WA) and Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced H.R. 6619- Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers’ Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of...

Balancing rising medical and pharmaceutical costs with appropriate and timely treatment for injured workers has been an ongoing struggle for workers’ compensation professionals. But recent trends...

Workplace demographics are rapidly changing, and if insurers don’t prepare, they’ll face significant challenges. Millennials will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2025. [1] For insurers, this...

On June 18, 2018, Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced legislation aimed at reforming the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Workers’ Compensation Medicare...

Data analytics has become a key driver in the development of business strategy for leading corporations, and workers’ compensation insurers are uniquely positioned to take advantage of this trend....

On October 31, 2017, Arizona Senate Bill (S.B.) 1332 became law allowing Arizona claims payers to reach “full and final” settlements of certain workers’ compensation (WC) claims. This new law...

It is no secret that high Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside (WCMSA) allocation amounts can complicate claim settlement. The culprits can range from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

On March 30, 2018, Kentucky House Bill (HB-2) was signed into law which makes major changes to the Kentucky workers’ compensation statute. The most significant addition is language that limits...

On April 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule which updated regulations for Medicare Advantage Plans (MAP) and Medicare Part D programs. The primary foc...