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The January 2022 addition of Section 4.3 to the CMS WCMSA Reference Guide that discussed the agency’s treatment of non-submit Medicare Set-Asides caused quite a stir throughout the MSA industry and raised many questions for those who […]

I overheard an interesting conversation recently that seemed to focus on challenges of economic opportunity. The speaker was espousing the perspective, essentially, that if things where you live are not what you would like the […]

Approximately 43% of all US workers are deprived of sleep, and according to the National Safety Council, the workplace is often the reason.  Stress on the job can lead to work-related insomnia, which can affect production as well […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA) Reference Guide (Version 3.6, March 15, 2022).     As part of Reference Guide Version 3.6, CMS makes what it […]

Summary: Distracted driving is responsible for thousands of deaths every year, and the problem continues to grow. Distracted Driving Awareness Month is held every April to help individual recognize the dangers of driving while distracted and […]

They say that money can’t buy happiness. That may be true, but a New Jersey University has figured out a way to put a price tag on it. Centenary University has announced it will now […]

In this blog, there have been various references to the ubiquity of technology. See Assume Everyone is Watching (September 2015); Evolving Issue of Body Cameras (July 2018); Artificial Intelligence Surveillance (August 2020); Surveillance, Conflicting Rights, and Balance (May 2021); and Drones, Surveillance, and Security (June 2021).  […]

In life and in public policy there is often a delicate balance between study and action. Between endless studies and premature action. Or hasty action with no studies. I got to thinking on this theme after […]