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If you determine that CMS approval of your settlement is required, with
or without a set-aside, it is critical that you obtain professional counsel
to guide you through the Medicare approval process. This is especially
true for high exposure cases where the amount of future medical exposure
is significant. The failure to take appropriate considerations can cause
unnecessary delays in finalizing settlements and can create unnecessary
exposure to the claimant, claimant's counsel, the employer, the insurance
carrier and their counsel.
James M. Voelker limits his practice to the defense of workers' compensation
and tort claims. He has written and spoken extensively on the issues
relating to the applicability of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
to workers' compensation settlements. Mr. Voelker offers his services
to employers and workers' compensation insurers that need assistance
in handling the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute to
workers' compensation settlements.
Examples of services performed:
- Analyze and draft the documents submitted to Medicare proposing the
settlement of a claim and request approval of the settlement by Medicare.
- Draft set-aside arrangements.
- Draft self-administered set-aside arrangements.
- Draft workers' compensation settlement contract language with the
appropriate considerations for the application of risks associated
with the Medicare.
- Coordinate set-aside calculations.
- Coordinate life care plans.
Hourly and Flat Fee arrangements are available. For more information
contact:
James M. Voelker
Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen, P.C.
Suite 600
124 SW Adams St.
Peoria , IL 61614
309-676-0400
jvoelker@hrva.com
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