A workers' compensation settlement covers several costs incurred when an employee is injured. Learn about the workers' compensation settlement process.

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to its reporting rules, Section 111, specifically as it relates to ...

Federal law requires employers to consider Medicare’s potential interests when settling a workers’ compensation claim with a Medicare beneficiary. The foregoing generally involves the use of a Workers ...

March 24, 2025 - On Jan. 17, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") published an update to the Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement ("WCMSA") Reference Guide that ...

A structured settlement payment is an alternative to a lump sum payout from a personal injury or wrongful death claim. Structured settlement payments are typically tax-free and can be tailored to the ...

Luann Jenkins, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CFPC, recently addressed a Medicare denial that occurs when CMS has been involved in the settlement of a Workers’ Compensation case, according to an AAPC release. PR ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

Here’s what to know when a legal settlement is paid over time rather than all at once and how it might affect your finances and your future Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side ...