DelRay Beach, FL -(BusinessWire)- Tower MSA Partners recently announced that Kristine Wilson, COO and senior legal counsel will speak at the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference.
Wilson will participate on the “MSP/MSA Compliance Open Mic” panel. Topics include whether or not to submit an MSA to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the re-review process, and SMART Act changes that affect claims occurring after October 5, 2015. Moderated by Safety National’s Mark Walls, the panel also features Jake Reason with EK Health, Russell Whittle of Examworks, and Tony Comas with Burns White.
“The SMART Act allows for an appeal process for conditional payment disputes,” said Wilson.
The conditional payment process is also changing. “The big news is that Medicare will seek reimbursement for conditional payments prior to settlement,” Wilson said.
Medicare’s new contractor, Commercial Repayment Center, will issue conditional payment notifications when an entity indicates its ongoing responsibility for medical. “Payers only have 30 days to dispute notifications before a conditional payment demand goes out,” Wilson said. “To mitigate their exposure, payers should ensure their Mandatory Insurer Reporting data is complete and immediately respond to conditional payment notices.”
The California Workers Compensation and Risk Conference will be held September 30 through October 2 at the St. Regis Hotel in Dana Point, Calif., and more information is available at http://www.cwcriskconference.org.
Source: BusinessWire