NuQuest helps structured settlement brokers meet Medicare's requirements when settling future medical benefits and protect their customers from exposure under the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute. NuQuest will determine the claimant's current Social Security and Medicare status, recommend the amount of money to be set-aside for future Medicare allowable medical care, obtain Medicare's approval of the set-aside amount, and determine if Medicare has made any past injury related Medicare payments that could result in a lien. . NuQuest's Medicare set-aside allocation report includes recommendations for the initial, annual and/or periodic lump sum deposits necessary to fund the Medicare Set-aside arrangement account if an annuity is being utilized.

NuQuest also provides a complete lifetime care projection of both Medicare and non-Medicare allowable future medical expenses at a very competitive flat rate fee. Our current professional fees are posted on our website under Medicare set-aside information.

Working With You to Get the Case Settled
Have you adequately considered Medicare's interests when settling future
medical benefits?

Helping You Protect Your Customer
NuQuest Resources team of professionals work with structured settlement brokers and their customers to fully understand how to protect Medicare's interests when settling future medical benefits.

• We help reduce employer/carrier/attorney exposure under the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) statute
   
• We protect the beneficiary's future Medicare benefits
   
• We identify any outstanding conditional payments or overpayments that must be considered at settlement

Every NuQuest allocation includes individualized recommendations for the initial, annual and/or lump sum deposits necessary to fund the Medicare Set-aside arrangement account if an annuity is being utilized.
 

The NuQuest Advantage

• Rapid Medicare Set-aside Allocation recommendation turn-around time
   
• Allocations performed by registered nurses with a minimum of 5 years workers' compensation case management experience
   
• Commitment to customer service and communication
   
• Secure on-line tool that allows customers to make a referral and check the progress of their referrals at any time
   
• When is a Medicare Set-aside Allocation and Approval by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Needed?
   
• When the claimant is a Medicare beneficiary at the time of settlement regardless of the settlement amount
   
• When the claimant is not yet receiving Medicare benefits but the following 2 prong test is met: The total amount of the settlement (indemnity plus medical but exclusive
  of attorney fees) is over $250,000. AND it is reasonably expected that the claimant will become a Medicare beneficiary within 30 months of settlement