Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA)

7/30/2024 - 5 min read

Spotlight on WCMSAs – Nutshell Resource

How to prepare for CMS’ new TPOC reporting requirements – Nutshell resource summary.

7/30/2024 - 15 min read

Spotlight on WCMSAs - Preparing for CMS' New TPOC Reporting Requirements

Starting April 4, 2025, CMS requires Section 111 RREs to report specific WCMSA data for all Medicare beneficiary settlements in TPOC reporting.

7/18/2024 - 2 min read

Mid-Year “Round-Up” 2024 – Tracking Medicare and Claims Updates

Stay updated on 2024’s key claim trends: Medicare changes, Section 111 penalties, TPOC/WCMSA reporting, MSAs, FROI/SROI, TPLF, and more.

4/15/2024 - 1 min read

CMS Releases WCMSA Reference Guide Version 4.0

CMS has released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (Version 4.0, April 1, 2024).

4/9/2024 - 1 min read

CMS to Hold Second TPOC/WCMSA Webinar on April 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET

CMS will be holding its second TPOC/WCMSA webinar on April 16th to discuss its plans to use Section 111 TPOC reporting to collect WCMSA data as part NGHP Section 111 reporting.

4/3/2024 - 12 min read

CMS Releases S.111 NGHP User Guide Version 7.5

CMS has released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide (Version 7.5, April 1, 2024) regarding S.111 reporting related to NGHPs.

12/11/2023 - 1 min read

CMS Announces Updates to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal

(CMS) released an alert announcing that in January 2024 a new enhancement will be made to the MSPRP portal

12/7/2023 - 11 min read

Breaking Down CMS’s Plans to Capture WCMSA Data

CMS has announced plans to require Section 111 RREs to report various data points related to WCMSA arrangements

12/5/2023 - 1 min read

CMS to Hold NGHP Section 111 Penalties Webinar

CMS will be holding a Section 111 civil money penalties (CMP) webinar for (NGHPs) on January 18, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

11/29/2023 - 8 min read

CMS Corrects Minor “Technical Errors” in the Section 111 Penalties

In a new development, CMS has issued an update which corrects certain “technical errors” in the Section 111 final rule.

11/16/2023 - 10 min read

CMS Discusses Plans to Capture WCMSA Data Points as Part of TPOC Reporting During Recent Section 111 Webinar

CMS held a webinar to discuss its plans to require Section 111 (RREs) to report data points related to WCMSAs

11/7/2023 - 15 min read

CMS Releases New Section 111 Penalties FAQ Resource

CMS has now released a new Alert entitled CMS’s Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Money Penalties: Frequently Asked Questions

10/25/2023 - 1 min read

CMS to Hold Section 111 Webinar on November 13th – CMS to Discuss Expansion of TPOC reporting to include WCMSA information

CMS’s webinar notice, this session will focus on the expansion of TPOC reporting to include workers’ compensation Medicare set-asides (WCMSA).

10/11/2023 - 24 min read

CMS’s Section 111 Penalties “Final Rule” Released – Breaking Down CMS’s Penalty Provisions and How They Impact Section 111 Reporting

In an important development, CMS has released its Section 111 penalties “Final Rule” --- CMS penalties will go live in 60 days.

9/11/2023 - 33 min read

The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that a TPLF agreement’s 60% “repurchase rate” is not subject to MN’s usury statute; remands case back to the district court to determine if this rate is “unconscionable” (and, thus unenforceable) under common-law

One of the issues regarding TPLF concerns whether the interest rates charged by litigation funders can be considered excessive, or legally unenforceable.