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CMS Confuses Me Once Again With Medicare Part D

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Once Again The CMS Confuses Me

Again the CMS confuses me.  In many of the LinkedIn and other discussion boards on Workers Compensation, the comments are flying. There is a supposed insider memo from the CMS that indicates how the drugs that are disapproved by Medicare Part D should not be allowed in the future medical calculation of the Medicare Set-asides.

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I read this in a supposed healthcare/Workers Comp expert blog. That is a dangerous slippery slope to start quoting insider confidential memos as real. One of my good friends and a reporter out of WV refuses to quote “confidential sources.” I have also decided to take this same tact, so I will not comment on it further.

I then saw later today that many publications quote this as fact. There was an official memo – not an insider source? Whew! As we have all seen, the CMS can evaluate any claim with any value and it must be accepted.

If the claimant and his/her attorney are going to settle their file and one of their current and future medications are not on the approved Medicare Part D list, then their settlement demand, of course, is going to increase by the present value of that amount. The amount is not just not going to disappear.

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James founded a Workers’ Compensation consulting firm, J&L Risk Management Consultants, Inc. in 1996. J&L’s mission is to reduce our clients’ Workers Compensation premiums by using time-tested techniques. J&L’s claims, premium, reserve and Experience Mod reviews have saved employers over $9.8 million in earned premiums over the last three years. J&L has saved numerous companies from bankruptcy proceedings as a result of insurance overpayments.

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James’s educational background, which centered on computer technology, culminated in earning a Masters of Business Administration (MBA); an Associate in Claims designation (AIC); and an Associate in Risk Management designation (ARM). He is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and a licensed financial advisor. The NC Department of Insurance has certified him as an insurance instructor. He also possesses a Bachelors’ Degree in Actuarial Science.

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James is on the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the North Carolina Mid-State Safety Council. He has published two manuals on Workers’ Compensation and three different claims processing manuals. He has also written and has been quoted in numerous articles on reducing Workers’ Compensation costs for public and private employers. James publishes a weekly newsletter with 7,000 readers.

He currently possess press credentials and am invited to various national Workers Compensation conferences as a reporter.

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