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Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Cases: Putting the Square Peg in the Round Hole


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Aaron Frederickson
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Demystify Medicare Set-Asides 

Representing personal injury clients who are Medicare recipients? That means your settlements need to comply with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, but compliance isn’t always straightforward. Many lawyers encounter snags and pain points that cause confusion, frustration, and delay.

But you CAN overcome the confusion and achieve peace of mind. Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Cases: Putting the Square Peg in the Round Hole will help you solve Medicare Secondary Payer mysteries. Attorney and Medicare compliance professional Aaron Frederickson will guide you through the Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) process in personal injury cases. He’ll provide tips on handling cases involving Medicare beneficiaries, including:

  • Proper review of an allocation
  • Avoiding needless MSA submissions
  • Handling cases that fall below the threshold 
  • Distinguishing between Medicare “waivers” and “zero allocations”
  • How to reduce allocations

You’ll also hear about new regulations the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to implement and better understand the risks of getting the MSA process wrong.  

Come away with actionable steps for handling your next settlement. Ensure smooth sailing for clients on Medicare with the strategies you’ll find at Medicare Set-Asides in Personal Injury Cases: Putting the Square Peg in the Round Hole

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Aaron Frederickson is the founder of and attorney at MSP Compliance Solutions, LLC, which is based out of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. He has over two decades of legal practice experience in workers’ compensation, personal injury, Medicare/Medicaid compliance, and alternative dispute resolution. His work includes countless coordination of benefits cases involving these issues, as well as serving as a mediator to create practical settlement solutions in complex matters. Aaron is also a nationally recognized speaker who has spoken at countless claims management and continuing legal education courses.

He has been licensed to practice law in Minnesota since 2002 and in Wisconsin starting in 2008. His passions include assisting low-income persons via pro bono legal representation and operating Project Irie!, a foundation geared toward promoting education, community involvement, and personal responsibility in Jamaica and beyond. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Cloud State University and a Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, MN.