by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA<\/p>\n

In any recovery involving a personal injury case, the interest of Medicare must be considered.^{<\/sup>^{[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n}}

Reasons Support the Argument that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act Applies to TPL Cases with Respect to MSAs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a number of reasons to believe that MSAs are appropriate in personal injury cases. They are as follows:<\/p>\n

An informal survey of the 10 CMS Regional Offices by members of the Special Needs Alliance confirmed that each Region has taken the position that even in third party liability (TPL) cases, Medicare\u2019s interests must be considered, and in the absence of further guidance, the Worker\u2019s Compensation (WC) guidelines should be followed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Medicare Secondary Payer Manual now includes language referring to \u201cLiability Set-Aside Arrangement.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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CMS has issued a memorandum that in TPL cases an MSA is not required \u201cwhere the beneficiary\u2019s treating physician certifies in writing that treatment for the alleged injury relating to the liability (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA In any recovery involving a personal injury case, the interest of Medicare must be considered.[1] Reasons Support the Argument that the Medicare Secondary Payer Act Applies to TPL Cases with Respect to MSAs…<\/span><\/p>\n
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