Set-Aside Some Time: An MSPN Podcast

Please join Christi Allison, Brian Cowan, Mark Heberling, Rachel Maldonado, Dena Ramsey, and Jennifer Shymanski for highlights of the 22 annual conference sessions. Yes - 22 sessions in one hour! So, whether you were able to attend virtually, in person, or had to miss this year, this podcast will impart the royal flush of the conference. Guests will provide their top 3 take-a-ways from each sessio...

Join host Bridget Smith of IMPAXX as she chats with Conference Planning Committee Co-Chairs Michelle Allan and Amy Bilton about what you can expect at MSPN's 2022 Annual Educational Conference on September 21-23, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Tune in to this month's episode to hear Annie Davidson of ExamWorks Compliance Solutions sit down with Patrick Czuprynski of IMPAXX and William Delaney of Nyhan Bambrick Kinzie & Lowry to discuss helpful citations for conditional payment appeals.

Curious about how to counsel clients relative to PAID Act? Join Rasa Fumagalli of Synergy Settlement Solutions and Michelle Allan of Allan Koba Compliance Solutions as they chat with Impaxx's Bridget Smith about best practices.

The Section 111 landscape is rapidly changing, and we are facing many new developments. Join host Timothy Mercer of Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry, with Ciara Koba of Allan Koba Compliance Solutions and Amber Worman of MMIA as they discuss changes that have been implemented, items in the pipeline, and future wish list items.

The National MSP Network’s board member Annie M. Davidson hosts Marty Cassavoy from ExamWorks Compliance Solutions and John Kane from Ametros as they break down the original Section 4.3 of the WCMSA Reference Guide and what transpired at / after the most recent CMS Town Hall. You don't want to miss this! 

There is more than one way to allocate for post settlement injury related care. Rasa Fumagalli and Bridget Smith join host Jennifer Shymanski to discuss the various considerations that impact future treatment projections in an allocation.

Join host and Board Treasurer Amber Worman for an introduction of the 2022 MSPN Executive Committee members, Steven Miller, President, Michelle Allan, Secretary, and Dan Anders, Immediate Past President to review objectives for the exciting year ahead.

Host Bridget Smith talks with Greg Gitter, President of Legacy Claims, about the challenges of working with some MSAs that present unique problems, and offers strategies to process.

Individuals that are receiving Social Security Disability benefits become eligible for Medicare benefits after a waiting period of 24 months from the initiation of SSD benefit payments. There is also an additional five month delay before the Medicare coverage kicks in. Join Ann Sandstrom and Annemarie Pantazis as they discuss the Social Security Disability application process and special settlemen...

Join host Bridget Smith and Podcast guest, Annie Davidson, as they discuss the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC); MSP Network’s membership in MARC; and the critical Medicare compliance issues MARC will be addressing with CMS in 2022.

Join our host Amber Worman, as she chats with Dan Anders, 2021 MSPN President and John Kane, 2021 MSPN Treasurer, looking back over MSPN’s successes of 2021.  

Join Podcast hosts Jennifer Shymanski, Rasa Fumgalli and Bridget Smith as they wrap up the year with an assortment of unique MSP compliance issues and scenarios.   

MSP is ever-changing and faces new challenges and new developments over time. Join host Marina Cobb of Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C., with Ciara Koba of Allan Koba Compliance Solutions and Amber Worman of MMIA, as they discuss the top items on their wishlists to better the MSP practice.

Part D drugs are often cost drivers in Medicare Set-Asides.  And, opioids are among the most prescribed of those large cost drivers.  Defense attorney Julie Garrison joins host Jennifer Shymanski to discuss opioids in MSAs with MSPN Vice President and PharmD Steve Miller.

Ever wonder how the MSPN stays on top of the latest trends in the MSA industry, and how it assimilates the volume of information in order to help its members?  Join host Ann Sandstrom and her guest, Sandra Mackler as they discuss these topics and learn more!

Join host Bridget Smith and her guests, Kate Lewis, Steve Shaw and Jeremy Farquhar, as they discuss the impact ICD coding has on all areas of Medicare compliance; the challenges of correct coding; and best practices and tips for primary payers, claimant’s/plaintiff’s and their counsel.  

MSPN President Dan Anders speaks with Eric Vaughn, Executive Director, and Michael Goodman, President, of the National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA), to discuss the missions and objectives of our respective groups and how our commonalities can be the foundation for a working partnership.  Hosted by Jennifer Shymanski, this episode forecasts how the two organizations plan to coll...

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance services are offered by a variety of professionals that may include attorneys, settlement consultants and  nurse case managers. Amy Bilton, Annie Davidson and Christine Melancon join host Rasa Fumagalli to discuss some of the similarities and differences in the way that various MSP professionals may assess cases.

This week, Amber Worman sets aside some time with Dan Anders, MSPN Board President, about the many benefits of joining the MSP Network.  MSPN Board Members Amy Bilton and Michelle Allan share exciting news about the upcoming MSPN Annual Conference September 29th & 30th, 2021.   Guests:  Michelle Allan, JD, MSPN Board Member & Principal, Allan Koba Compliance Solutions ; Dan Anders, Esq., M...

Join Heather Schwartz Sanderson and David Farber, with host Bridget Smith, for an in-depth analysis of the practical application of the PAID Act and the impact it could have on primary payers and claimants/plaintiffs going forward.  

Host: Jennifer M Shymanski, JD, CMSP-F, Vice President of Implementation & Strategy, NuQuest Guests: Jason Lazarus, JD, LLM, CSSC, MSCC, CEO, Synergy Settlement Services and Jeff Livingston, CSSC, CPCU, CMSS, Structured Settlement Consultant, Arcadia Settlements Group

Host: Rasa Fumagalli JD, MSCC, CMSP-F, Director of MSP Compliance, Synergy Settlement Services Guests: Steven Shaw, JD, CMSP, Shaw Legal Solutions  and Robert L Sagrillo, President, NuQuest

Host:  Sandi Walthall, AIC, DVP of Claims Guests:  Patrick Czuprynski, JD, MSCC, CMSP Director of Lien Resolution and Michael Bergonzi, JD Shareholder at Dickey, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.

Host:  Amber Worman, Senior WC Examiner, MMIA  Guest: Ciara Koba, Principal, Allan Koba Compliance Solutions