In its most recent Regulatory Agenda, the Department of Health and Human Services issued notice of a proposed rule that would provide...

As we previously reported, CMS has stated that it is considering expansion of the Medicare Set-aside review program to include review of...

The opioid epidemic has become the subject of much conversation over the last few years following increases in substance abuse and deaths...

As you will recall, on June 11th, 2016 we notified you that CMS issued an alert regarding their intent to consider the review of Medicare...

On July 10, 2017, CMS issued an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-aside Portal (WCMSAP) User Guide which includes an expanded...

In Scheaffer v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd. Std. Steel, 2017 Pa. Commw. Unpub. LEXIS 103 (February 14, 2017), Mark Scheaffer (Scheaffer)...

CMS recently indicated that changes had been made to its review of MSA proposals involving denied injuries. These changes could have...

Paragraph XIV of Mississippi’s proposed fee schedule provides that in the event that a claimant settles his or her workers’ compensation...

In Bindrum v. Am. Home Assur. Co., 2016 Vt. Unpub. LEXIS 150 (Vt. Aug. 19, 2016), the Supreme Court of Vermont recently affirmed the...

With the football season upon us, we’re all rooting for our favorite team to win. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, determination...