Medicare has redoubled the enforcement of its right of lien recovery under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act in injury claims and settlements. Do you know exactly when and how litigants must take Medicare's interests into account to ensure compliance and minimize its impact on settlement? This engaging legal course includes in-depth discussions on mandatory insurer reporting, Medicare conditional payments, and Medicare Set-Asides. Get practical guidance in resolution of Medicaid liens and the creation and administration of special needs trusts. Don't let MMSEA derail your injury settlements – order today!

1. An Overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer System
2. Taking Medicare's Interests into Consideration: Mandatory Insurer Reporting
3. Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Approvals, and Administration
4. Maintaining an Ethical Practice
5. Protecting Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid Eligibility: Special Needs Trusts

1. An Overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer System
   9:00 - 11:00, J. Bryan Moseley
   The history and background of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
1. What is Medicare?
2. What is MSP?
3. Medicare's Private Right of Action
4. Basic Concepts You Need to Know and How the MSP Process Works
   1. Statutes and Regulations Governing MSP
   2. Responsibilities of Attorney and Client
   3. General MSP Process
   4. Getting Medical Providers to Submit Claims to Medicare
5. Common Issues When Dealing with the MSPRC
6. Finalizing Medicare Liens and Obtaining Waivers or Reductions
7. Recent Changes to the MSPRC Process
2. Taking Medicare's Interests Into Consideration: Mandatory Insurer Reporting
   11:15 - 12:00, J. Bryan Moseley
   Overview of the current and projected mandatory insurer reporting landscape as set out by Section 111 of the Medicare/Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007
   1. The Contextual Background of the Act
   2. Which Entities are Required to Report to the Government
   3. What Information is Necessary for Reporting
   4. The Penalties for Incomplete Submissions or Non-Compliance
   5. The Effects of Reporting on the Litigants and Their Case
3. Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Approvals, and Administration
   1:00 - 1:45, J. Bryan Moseley
1. Medicare Set Aside (MSA) Allocations
2. MSA Approval Process
3. MSA Administration
4. Medicare Secondary Payer Act and CMS Memorandums
4. Maintaining an Ethical Practice
   1:45 - 2:45, J. Bryan Moseley
   1. Attorney's Duty of Competence, Diligence and Communication
   2. Identifying and Preventing Conflicts of Interest
   3. Protecting Client's Personal Information and Medical Records Treatment under HIPAA
   4. New Rule Related to Attorney Signing onto Settlement Release
   5. Resolving Disputes over Client's Settlement Funds
5. Protecting Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid Eligibility: Special Needs Trusts
   3:00 - 4:30, Henry D. Fincher
   1. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program Overview
   2. Medicaid Program in a Nutshell
   3. Resolving Claims in Which SSI and/or Medicaid Benefits are at Stake to Maintain Eligibility

HENRY D. FINCHER is a sole practitioner in Cookeville, Tennessee, focusing on civil trial and elder law matters, including estate administration and contested probate matters. Mr. Fincher is a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation and is a board certified civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a former state representative and a former judge for the City of Monterey, Tennessee. Mr. Fincher has previously lectured for National Business Institute and a variety of groups on elder law issues, and appears regularly as a legal commentator on local television and radio. Mr. Fincher is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Cookeville, Tennessee and American bar associations. He earned his B.A. degree, with highest honors, from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School.

J. BRYAN MOSELEY is a partner in the Nashville law firm of Moseley & Moseley, where his main areas of practice are civil litigation, premises liability and consumer protection. Mr. Moseley is a frequent speaker on personal injury/auto injury topics for National Business Institute. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Middle Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mr. Moseley is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association and the Tennessee Association for Justice.

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