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Zero Medicare Set-Aside Allocations: Clearing the Confusion and Strategies for WC Payers

26 May, 2021 Heather Schwartz Sanderson

How does one successfully settle a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary utilizing a zero Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside (WCMSA or MSA) allocation, particularly in scenarios where parties desire to submit the zero MSA […]

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