Tower MSA Partners’ Feb. 3 Webinar Explores New CMS Statement on Non-submit MSAs

Delray Beach, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - A new section in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Reference Guide (Version 3.5) has raised questions about the use of non-CMS approved products to address future medical care.

“CMS’s concern, as expressed in this new section of the guide, is that non-submit or ‘evidence based’ MSAs may shift the financial burden to Medicare,” said Dan Anders, the Chief Compliance Officer of Tower MSA Partners. “This has stirred up questions around past non-submit MSAs and caused some payers to re-think the use of such products in workers’ compensation settlements.” 

To bring clarity to the issue, Anders and Tower’s Chief Operating Officer Kristine Dudley will present “Workers’ Compensation Settlements in Light of CMS Policy on Non-Submit MSAs” on Thursday, February 3, at 2 p.m. eastern.

The hour-long webinar will explore CMS’s policy, address potential defenses to a CMS claim that a non-submit MSA was deficient, and how to move from a non-submit MSA program to one a CMS-approved MSA program. Presenters will also discuss cost-containment measures to make settling claims with an approved MSA feasible. Click here to register for the free webinar.

About Tower MSA Partners

Headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, Tower MSA Partners’ services include proactive settlement services, pre-MSA Triage, clinical interventions, and MSA preparation, submission and oversight through acceptance and claim closure, and free second opinions on other company’s MSAs. Section 111 Reporting and conditional payment resolutions are among its offerings. Visit www.towermsa.com and subscribe to https://towermsa.com/blog/.

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