Program Chair and Presenter:
Aaron P. Frederickson
MSP Compliance Solutions, LLC
Minneapolis
Presenters:
Aaron N. Halstead
Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison
Shawn Kelderman
Society Insurance
Des Moines
Ciara Koba
Allan Koba Compliance Solutions
Wilton, CT
Kristen S. Scheuerman
Weiss Law Office, S.C.
Appleton
Chelsie D. Springstead
Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : Welcome and Introductions
8:40 a.m. : Medicare Secondary Payer Act: Understanding its Impact on Work Comp Cases
- Cut through the confusion surrounding the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
- Understand what you need to know to provide better guidance to your clients and resolve cases
Aaron P. Frederickson, Chelsie D. Springstead
9:40 a.m. : Defense and Applicant Perspective
Aaron N. Halstead, Chelsie D. Springstead
10:40 a.m. : Brek
10:55 a.m. : Stakeholder Perspective: What Do you Hate About Medicare?
- Stakeholder perspective on Medicare Secondary Payer in worker’s compensation and personal injury cases
- How applicant and defense attorneys can work with claims adjustors to get claims resolved
- Barriers in the claim process and how to navigate Medicare
Ashley Becerra, Shawn Kalderman, Stephanie Kopitzke
11:55 a.m. : Lunch (on your own)
12:55 p.m. : Alex, I Will Take Liability Medicare Set-asides for $200
- Common problems in Medicare Set-asides for non-worker’s compensation cases
- Understanding exposure for plaintiffs and responsible reporting entities
- Identifying when Medicare’s future interests may require protection
- Identifying when it is appropriate to create an LMSA
- Counseling clients when navigating issues concerning LMSAs
Aaron P. Frederickson, Kristen S. Scheuerman
1:55 p.m. : Break
2:10 p.m. : Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance & Your Clients
- Insight into the MSP process
- How the insurers interact with CMS
- How settlement information is shared beyond the MSA
- The importance of basic Medicare knowledge
- How the beneficiary is impacted beyond simple future medical care consideration
Ciara Koba
3:25 p.m. : Ethics and Medicare Secondary Payer
- Common challenges faced by worker’s compensation attorneys
- How to ethically implement change in your legal and compliance programs
- Understand how the Rules of Professional Conduct apply in Medicare Secondary Payer cases
- Find out why complying with CMS regulations should give every attorney pause
- Get strategies for handling ethical issues that arise in representing clients on Medicare and Medicaid
Aaron P. Frederickson
4:25 p.m. : Ask The (Medicare Secondary Payer) Experts
Aaron P. Frederickson, Aaron N. Halstead, Ciara Koba, Kristen S. Scheuerman, Chelsie D. Springstead
4:30 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Provide better guidance to your clients on Medicare Secondary Payer issues
- Get practical advice on how to conquer common compliance issues
- Maximize your clients’ interests, while minimizing your risk
- Avoid ethical perils in your personal injury or worker’s compensation practice
- Worker’s compensation attorneys
- Personal injury lawyers
- Support staff for worker’s compensation and personal injury lawyers
- Elder law attorneys
- Insurance claims professionals
- General practitioners
BOOK BONUS
Worker’s Compensation Handbook
Seminar attendees will enjoy a free two-week trial of the Worker’s Compensation Handbook Books UnBound® title and an invitation to save 20% on either a 1-year subscription to the Books UnBound title or purchase of the print book.* When a workplace injury or illness strikes, you’ll have thorough explanations of worker’s comp law and practice, plus insightful analysis of common situations.
*Attendees will receive information to access the free trial and discount via email after attending the program. Discount applies to both print and digital Books UnBound® editions of this title and cannot be applied to previous purchases. Offer valid as long as CLE credit is available for this program. For Books UnBound users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books UnBound title only and may not be used on purchase of full library.