An interesting case arose out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday. The case is Grimm v. Vortex Marine Constr., No. 18-15104, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 11035 (9th Cir. Apr. 16, 2019), and involves an intersection of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), and the Medicare Secondary Payer […] Continue
As you may know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently added new functionality to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) allowing electronic payments to be made, as discussed here on our blog. Last week, CMS issued a document providing answers to frequently asked questions as related to the new functionality. This […] Continue
Last week the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and Deputy Commissioner, Anna Abram issued a statement on new 2019 efforts to improve the quality of compounded drugs. The statement can be found here. Interestingly in 2018, the FDA also announced a new and expanded compounded research project, for which the FDA announced […] Continue
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an updated Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) user guide, which can be found here. The most significant updates relate to the electronic payment process for demands on the MSPRP, as we discussed here on our blog, however as noted by CMS in the […] Continue
The slides from a recent webinar held by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the upcoming enhancement to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) allowing electronic payments are now available, and can be viewed here. As we discussed recently here on our blog, Non-Group Health Plans (liability insurers (including self-insurers), no-fault […] Continue