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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

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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:

Client interview techniques	SSDIB/SSI eligibility criteria
Attorney Fees/Retainer Agreements	Ethical Considerations
Liability Medicare Set-asides	Collateral Benefit Interaction and Impact
CMS Referral and Review Thresholds	Medicare/Medicaid Eligibility Criteria
Medicare Advantage Plans	Medicare/Medicaid Coverages
Medicare Secondary Payer Act	CMS/SSA Program references
VA/TRICARE/FEHBA	Special Needs Trusts
Case Development Guides and Forms	Social Security Offset Methods and Calculation
Settlement Document/Release Language	Client Disclosure Documents
Worker's Compensation Medicare Set-Asides	Lump Sum/Structured Funding Mechanisms
Appeals to CMS/SSA	Medicare Conditional Payment Resolution
Medicare Advantage Recovery Rights	Medicare/Medicaid Recovery Rights
Self Administration of the MSA	Professional Administration of the MSA
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage	The Smart Act