Each year, the board of trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund and Medicare Trust Fund release reports to Congress providing an estimated projected financial outlook for the programs. Last week both reports were released. The 79th annual Social Security Report can be found here, and the 54th annual Medicare report can be found here. […] Continue
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
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland issued a press release concerning a settlement arrangement involving the repayment of conditional payments with the law firm of Meyers, Rodbell & Rosenbaum, P.A., a firm based out of Maryland. The law firm entered into the settlement agreement to resolve […] Continue
Yesterday, CMS released Part II of a set of proposals that CMS indicates “will take significant steps in continuing the agency’s efforts to maximize competition among Medicare Advantage Plans (MAP) and Part D plans.” Part I of CMS’ proposal was released on December 20, 2018 and included proposed updates to the Part C risk adjustment […] Continue