by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Workers' Compensation
By Michele Earney, VP of OperationsSpecialty Allocations, IncFirst and foremost, let’s do a quick review of the Medicare Recovery Process! Reporting the case to BCRC (Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center)If your client is involved in a pending worker’s...
by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Workers' Compensation
Medicare Set-Asides (“MSAs”) are not a legally required tool. But they have significant value in protecting funds that will pay for an injured-person’s post-settlement, future medical care. These funds are necessary because 42 USC 1395y makes it illegal for...
by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Workers' Compensation
January 2023 Capstone Financial Services, L.L.C. Joe James, Managing Member For nearly 17 years, Capstone has partnered with FWA through the sponsorship of its annual conferences. More importantly, we have been providing a valuable personalized service...
by admin | Jan 24, 2023 | Workers' Compensation
By Ian Kea, IWP Legislative Analyst-Government Affairs Department 2023 is here, and with it, a new opportunity for legislators, regulators, and industry stakeholders to address issues in the workers’ compensation system. As covid related legislation levels out, state...
by admin | Nov 25, 2016 | Workers' Compensation
Contrary to what most people believe, workers’ compensation fraud is more that just an employee exaggerating his medical condition or working for cash while supposedly disabled. While these things do occur and are likely what we all think of when we hear “work...
by admin | Jun 28, 2016 | Workers' Compensation
Why does workers compensation have to be so confusing? Injured workers hear terms like “maximum medical improvement” or “MMI” and often have no idea what this really means in terms of their benefits, ability to return to work, or access to...
