Toolkit for Medicare Set Asides in Comp Cases

CMS has issued a toolkit for MSAs in workers compensation cases, Self-Administration Toolkit for Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs).  This toolkit is for those MSAs approved by Medicare and provides section-by-section instructions as well as samples and forms.  The introduction explains

If you have decided to self-administer your CMS-approved Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA), this Toolkit can help you manage your account appropriately and satisfy Medicare’s interests related to future medical care. Following this Toolkit will also ensure that if you are entitled to Medicare and you have Medicare-coverable costs related to your Workers’ Compensation (WC) injury, illness, or disease, Medicare will pay those costs when your WCMSA is used up (“exhausted” or “depleted”).

The toolkit is written in an easy to understand format and many sections have common questions with explanations and helpful charts.