Medicare has frequently been called upon to provide benefits to those injured in workers compensation claims after the monies paid to the injured party for his future medical benefits   are dissipated. Therefore Medicare now requires a “set-aside” trust be established prior to settlement of such cases in which the settling defendant will place monies for the benefit of Medicare should the settling claimant be required to use this government benefit in the future.  The amounts to be set aside are determined on each individual case by an analysis of the parties to the claim and the local Medicare office

Delta Group provides MediCare Set-Aside Trust Services through the following partners:

Since its recent acquisition by AmerisourceBergen Corporation, PMSI MSA Services has rolled out new programs related to prescription drug inclusion in MSA allocations. These programs include the offering of prescription Cost Projection and Post-Settlement Card Program options on each MSA assignment completed.  While our clients have told us that they are realizing significant savings on the cost of MSA allocations with these new programs, there has been some confusion as to the details regarding the various options for MSA allocations now available in each case.  In response to our clients' concerns, PMSI MSA Services has created an MSA Summary Report that will be included as the first page of each MSA report which is generated from our company.  This report will include, at a glance, the total MSA allocation amounts for each available option as well as the recommended annuitized structure associated with each option.  Reference to key strategy and legal issues will be made in this report so the reader will be able to quickly find the information necessary to finalize the settlement of the claim. 

PMSI MSA Services is committed to our clients and will continue to update products and services that are CMS compliant as well as user friendly as the MSA industry continues to evolve.         

For additional information, please visit our website at www.healthadvocatesinc.com.

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William L. Winslow
Attorney at Law
FARMER &  RIDLEY, LLP
333 South Hope Street,
Suite 3750
Los Angeles, CA 90071 
Phone:213 626-0291
Fax: 213 833-7812
Email:  wwinslow@f-rlaw.com