CMS has announced that effective October 2, 2023, the maximum total settlement amount for the Fixed Percentage Demand Calculation Option.
One of the issues regarding TPLF concerns whether the interest rates charged by litigation funders can be considered excessive, or legally unenforceable.
Last week Verisk Casualty Solutions proudly attended the 77th Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference and 34th Safety & Health Conference in Orlando, FL!
Section 4.3, CMS outlined its policy and the potential risks associated with settling a workers’ compensation claim with an EBMSA or Non-Submit MSA.
The (CMS) has released an updated Section 111 NGHP User Guide (Version 7.3, August 7, 2023) regarding Section 111 reporting related to non-group health plans
Interesting new Medicare Advantage recovery case, the United States District Court for Connecticut in MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Travelers Indemnity Company
This is a continuing study of emerging Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF) issues.
CMS has made various updates to different aspects of its WCMSA process, including removing the time limit on Amended Reviews.
Harnessing AI and ML through Discovery Navigator to save time and money on medical records review
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (Version 3.8)
We continue our look at how the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact workers’ compensation.
When the CMS released version 3.5 of the WCMSA reference guide on January 11, 2022, it redefined the potential risk and settlement considerations.
After two years, COVID-19 continues to impact workers’ compensation claims. In previous entries, we provided a broad look at the industry.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (Version 3.5, January 10, 2022).
Last year we discussed ways the pandemic could impact workers’ compensation claims. Now, nearly a year later, we reflect on some of the answers to those questions.