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Practitioner's Reference Manual
To Settlements, Offsets & Set-asides, 2nd Edition
By Angelo Paul Sevarino, Esq., MSCC.
Author of Connecticut Workers' Compensation After Reforms - Sixth Edition
Board Certified Workers' Compensation Specialist
Medicare Set-Aside Consultant - Certified

All for just $250

Whether you are a seasoned practitioner in workers' compensation or personal injury or just beginning your practice this text is your primary source for navigating the settlement of workers' compensation or personal injury cases where the client is or may in the future be eligible for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid or other collateral benefits.

Now in its Second Edition this text is updated with important case citations and relevant statutory/regulatory references and is the only text providing the practitioner in one essential desk reference manual with reference materials, including sample forms, discussing Workers' Compensation Medicare Set-asides (WCMSA), Liability Medicare Set-Asides (LMSA), Medicare Secondary Payer Act, Medicare Conditional Payment recovery rights, Medicare Advantage Plans recovery rights, Recovery and lien resolution techniques, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act Reporting Requirements, Social Security disability offsets and Medicaid/Special Needs Trust.

Major Topics Areas Include:

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Client interview techniques

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SSDIB/SSI eligibility criteria

- Attorney Fees/Retainer Agreements
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Ethical Considerations

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Liability Medicare Set-asides

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Collateral Benefit Interaction and Impact

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CMS Referral and Review Thresholds

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Medicare/Medicaid Eligibility Criteria

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Medicare Advantage Plans

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Medicare/Medicaid Coverages

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Medicare Secondary Payer Act

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CMS/SSA Program references

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VA/TRICARE/FEHBA

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Special Needs Trusts

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Case Development Guides and Forms

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Social Security Offset Methods and Calculation

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Settlement Document/Release Language

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Client Disclosure Documents

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Worker's Compensation Medicare Set-Asides

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Lump Sum/Structured Funding Mechanisms

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Appeals to CMS/SSA

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Medicare Conditional Payment Resolution

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Medicare Advantage Recovery Rights

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Medicare/Medicaid Recovery Rights

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Self Administration of the MSA

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Professional Administration of the MSA

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Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

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The Smart Act

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