Over the past year, the DIME process under WCRP 11 (Rule 11), has undergone a major overhaul to smooth out some persistent rough edges. The transformation, as the project was named, had two primary goals: Improve efficiency and provide incentives to retain/attract physicians in the available pool. In respect to the former, the assembly and…
The driver of a commercial vehicle carrying 78,000 pounds is going too fast around a corner, loses control, and rolls down a 40-foot embankment. He is found hanging upside down in the truck by paramedics called to the crash. You have a Lease agreement with the driver/operator that states he will carry his own workers’…
In a May 11, 2011, memorandum, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reiterated its guidance regarding CMS’ Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Agreements (WCMSA). The May 11, 2011, memorandum confirmed submission of a WCMSA proposal to CMS for review and approval is a recommended process. Historically, there have been no statutory, or regulatory, provisions…