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. Taking Medicare's Interests Into Consideration: Mandatory Insurer Reporting
2. Medicare Conditional Payment Subrogation Rights
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. Taking Medicare's Interests Into Consideration: Mandatory Insurer Reporting
   9:00 - 10:15, John P. Venzke
   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
2. Medicare Conditional Payment Subrogation Rights
   10:30 - 11:45, Michael A. Fisher
   The governing articles of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
   1. Payment Subrogation
   2. Conditional Payment Process
   3. Payback Timeline
   4. Entity Responsibility
   5. Applicable Waiver and Appeals Process
3. Medicare Set-Aside Allocations, Approvals, and Administration
   12:45 - 2:00, John P. Venzke
   1. Medicare Set Aside (MSA) Allocations
   2. MSA Approval Process
   3. MSA Administration
   4. Medicare Secondary Payer Act and CMS Memorandums
   5. Private vs. Professional MSA Administration
      1. Medicare Beneficiary
      2. The Employer/Carrier
      3. The Attorneys Representing the Parties
4. Maintaining an Ethical Practice
   2:00 - 3:00, Kenneth R. Baird
5. Protecting Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid Eligibility: Special Needs Trusts
   3:15 - 4:30, Michael A. Fisher
   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

KENNETH R. BAIRD is a shareholder with Brown Sims, P.C., where his areas of expertise include defense of personal injury and wrongful death, Jones Act, maritime litigation, products liability, and premises liability. Mr. Baird received his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in economics, from Texas Christian University and his J.D. degree, with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law. He is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Baird has done presentations on ethical issues related to compliance with Medicare Statues.

MICHAEL A. FISHER is a partner in the law firm of Dyment & Fisher. Mr. Fisher has been licensed for more than 24 years. He has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for more than 15 years. He has tried scores of cases on both sides of the docket. He graduated from Slippery Rock State College in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania in 1980. He graduated from South Texas College of Law in 1986.

JOHN P. VENZKE is a partner in The Venzke Law Firm, where he has practiced for more than 37 years in the areas of personal injury, business litigation, products liability, medical malpractice, mass torts, class actions and negligence actions. He has been board-certified continually since 1983 in civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Venzke has lectured to various professional groups on premises liability, personal injury and trial issues. He also is an advocate for the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Venzke earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, and his J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Houston.

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