CMS
-
Success Spotlight: 96% Success Rate on Zero MSA Submissions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has no official policy when it comes to approval of a zero Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) waiver. Does CMS base approvals on...
-
Success Spotlight: MSA Reduced by Over $600K Through Re-Review Process
At IMPAXX we advocate for our customers, which sometimes includes setting the record straight when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) includes treatments or medications in a...
-
CMS Announces COB&R Outages for Last Weekend in June
Due to system modernization efforts, there will be outages to the following Coordination of Benefits & Recovery (COB&R) applications and operations during the last weekend in June. Normal operations...
-
CMS Releases Updated Self-Administration Toolkit Version 1.5
by J. Shymanski While dated May 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released version 1.5 of the Self-Administration Toolkit for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs)...
-
Medicare Provides Forms to Close CRC and BCRC Cases
by P. Czuprynski On May 13, 2024, Medicare issued two new forms that can be used to request that Medicare close a Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) or Benefits Coordination &...
-
Is CMS Still Approving Zero-Waiver MSAs?
by D. Dietz Yes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is still approving Zero-Waiver Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs) on a case-by-case basis. Approval is based on documentation provided to...
-
CMS to Host Q&A Session on the Expansion of TPOC Reporting on April 25
Due to technical difficulties during their April 16 webinar on an upcoming change to Section 111 Workers’ Compensation Reporting, that did not allow attendees to ask questions, CMS will...
-
CMS Hosts April Townhall to Review Section 111 Reporting Updates
by J. Shymanski NOTE: CMS experienced technical issues during the webinar and attendees were only able to join via the telephone conference line with no ability to ask questions live....
-
CMS Publishes NGHP Section 111 User Guide Version 7.5
by F. Fairchok The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published an update to the Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Section 111 Reporting User Guide on April 1, 2024. This...