When employers settle worker’s compensation claims with Medicare beneficiaries, federal law requires them to consider Medicare’s potential interests. This may mean obtaining a Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) ...

February 15, 2024 - The objective of every workers' compensation system is to provide an injured worker with reasonable and necessary medical care and wage replacement while they recover from an ...

A workers’ compensation judge has the discretion to require live testimony from a petitioner as a condition for approval of a Section 20 settlement. The New Jersey Appellate Division defers to a judge ...

A man who was injured falling from a ladder has reached a $4.25 million workers' compensation settlement more than five years after the accident. Lorenzo Cortez, now 44, was painting a house in ...

Luann Jenkins, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC, recently addressed a Medicare denial that occurs when CMS has been involved in the settlement of a Workers’ Compensation case, according to an AAPC release. PR ...

Notifying Medicare about a workers’ compensation arrangement is crucial. Without notification, a person risks claim denials and having to reimburse Medicare. Workers’ compensation is insurance for ...

Terminating an employee who has filed a workers' compensation claim is a delicate and complex process that can have significant legal implications for both the workers' compensation claim and the ...

ALBANY - Embattled demolition company Alba Services will pay $1.4 million to former and current workers for alleged violations and retaliation against injured employees. The settlement, announced ...