2021 WILG SE Regional Conference to Include Ryan Weiner as a Special Guest

We are proud to announce MASSIVE’s continued support of WILG as Ryan Weiner, MASSIVE’s Chief Operating Officer and experienced lien resolution attorney, joins the other industry leaders to present at the 2021 Spring Conference. Ryan will be discussing the complex topic of Medicare Set-Asides, something both Ryan and the rest of the MASSIVE team of attorneys, nurses, and analysts have years of experience…

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Lien Resolution & MSP Compliance CLE *register today*

Join us tomorrow as we partner with Ametros & WILG to learn* about solutions in claims resolution, MSP compliance, and professional administration. *CLE Credit available in selected states. Topics will include: • New Requirements in Medicare Consent to Release Forms: Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will require…

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Liability Medicare Set-Aside Requirements

do you need an msa

The General “Requirements” of an LMSA: A Technical Review Medicare Set-Asides (“MSA”) cannot exist without Medicare’s right to reimbursement first being stated in the law. Those rights arise from the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(2) (“MSP”) and 42 C.F.R. 411 et. seq. Then we must note that, MSP regulations and Centers for…

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CMS and Liability Medicare Set-Asides

CMS’s newest time frame to create a Liability Medicare Set Aside (“LMSA”) process has come and gone. Again. We’ve seen CMS make multiple attempts to create a process and then pull them back. CMS’s Liability Medicare Set-Aside History In 2012, CMS issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) requesting comment on potential rules; CMS…

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New Contractor Set to Take Over MSA Reviews

Medicare’s new Workers’ Compensation Review Contractor (“WCRC”) is set to take over all Medicare Set-Aside (“MSA”) reviews on Monday, March 19, 2018. The new contractor, Capitol Bridge, LLC, has stated it expects no changes to the process or timeframes for review. It has provided new contact information though: WCRC New Phone:                         833-295-3773 WCRC New Email:                          [email protected]

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Massive Presenting at ATLAS Lawyers Seminar

Massive is a very proud supporter of ATLAS and we are excited to be presenting at the ATLAS Lawyers Legal Seminar February 21-23, 2018 in Miami, FL!   Managing Partner Todd Franklin will be addressing the topics “Streamlining Lien Subrogation and Medicare Set-Asides: The Ripple Effects Felt by the Plaintiff.” This presentation will be full…

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CRC Transition Begins Today (February 7, 2018)

Please remember Medicare liens for what it considers No-Fault and Workers’ Compensation files may not change for a few days. Performant Recovery, Inc. officially takes over tomorrow, February 8, 2018; however, CGI is handing off all data beginning today, February 7, 2018. All CRC files will re-start processing (mail, faxes, etc.) on Monday, February 12, 2018.…

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CRC Transition Days – February 7 – 9, 2018

As we’ve previously discussed, Medicare’s CRC contractor is changing from CGI to Performant Recovery, Inc. on February 8, 2018. The CRC is having three days of what it is calling it’s, “Dark Days” from February 7 thru 9, 2018. What does this mean? Medicare No-Fault and Workers’ Compensation files will be accessible, but, no additional…

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CMS’s New Medicare Set-Aside Contractor

CMS can finally move forward with its new Medicare Set-Aside (“MSA”) contractor. While that contract was awarded in September, two organizations challenged that award arguing that CMS “unreasonably failed to permit offerors to make oral presentations and failed to conduct discussions.” More interesting, Arch Systems, LLC argued that the agency “failed to reasonably evaluate the…

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Liability MSAs on the Horizon. Will they or won’t they?

            If you feel like CMS is treating Liability Medicare Set-Asides like a Sitcom love story, you’re not alone. Like the transition to ICD-10 and the implementation of Mandatory Insurer Reporting, the “will they or won’t they” of LMSAs is years in the making. CMS gave us a great cliffhanger…

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