Medicare and Medicaid: Medicare secondary payer act (MSP) update and qualifying clients for nursing home care

Christine Hummel

Hummel Consultation Services

Nicholas J. Ryan

Dellenbusch & Ryan, PLC

Nicholas Ryan is an attorney in Grand Rapids whose practice focuses on the areas of estate planning, probate, and elder law. He received his B.A. from Boston College in 2011, his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 2014, and was sworn into the Michigan State Bar in January of 2015.

On-Demand: October 7, 2022

Medicare and Medicaid: Medicare secondary payer act (MSP) update and qualifying clients for nursing home care

$245.00 4 hour CLE

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Program Summary

Session I - 2022 Medicare Secondary Payer Update – Christine Hummel

This CLE will provide an overview of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP). All three statutory requirements will be discussed: ensuring that Medicare remains secondary to settlement proceeds; reimbursement of Medicare’s conditional payment amount; and Section 111 reporting. In addition, the course will discuss the impact of the PAID act and the new civil money penalty for failure to comply with the Section 111 reporting requirement. Finally, the course will examine possible upcoming changes to the MSP and how those changes may impact settlements and settlement negotiations.

Key topics to be discussed:

The proposed Section 111 Civil Money Penalties and when a final rule may be published
Possible new proposed rules for future medical allocations
The PAID act and its impact on Medicare Part C and D conditional payment searches

Session II – Qualifying Clients for Nursing Home Care – Nicholas Ryan

This CLE will address qualifying a client for Medicaid services. The presentation will first discuss the basic Medicaid rules on asset and income planning when it comes to Medicaid strategies. This presentation will also touch on what asset and income planning techniques are allowed under the Medicaid program. Next, the course will cover the spousal protections afforded under the Medicaid for a married couple and what asset and income planning techniques are available when only one spouse needs Medicaid. Finally, the course will examine what options are available to single applicants in need of Medicaid services.

Key topics to be discussed:

New and Tightened Restrictions on Asset/Income Planning and What Works
Spousal Impoverishment Rules Update
Medicaid Planning Options for Single Applicants

Date: October 7, 2022

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Christine Hummel | Hummel Consultation Services

Christine is the President and founder of Hummel Consultation Services, a legal consultation practice specializing in the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. An active attorney with licensure in the state of Colorado, she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver in May 2000. In 2002 Christine opened her own firm, which recently celebrated its twentieth continuous year of operation. With over twenty years of experience, Christine is a published author and popular speaker on a wide array of topics related to Medicare compliance. Christine has significant experience working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in regarding applicability of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to liability settlements. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, and includes with her legal experience work in Medicaid, probate, and elder law. Christine volunteers her free time by giving presentations on the roles of women throughout multiple time periods in history.

Nicholas J. Ryan | Dellenbusch & Ryan, PLC

Nicholas accepted a position at Dellenbusch & Ryan, PLC in February of 2016. As an attorney at Dellenbusch & Ryan, Nicholas meets with elderly and middle-aged clients to assist them with their estate planning and Medicaid planning needs, including drafting hundreds of estate planning documents, such as special needs trusts and ladybird deeds. In addition, Nicholas has also represented clients in probate court hearings for guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.

Nicholas is a member of the Michigan NAELA chapter and is a counsel member of the Elder Law & Disability Rights Section of the Michigan State Bar. He can be contacted at NJR@cdelderlaw.com.

Agenda

Session I – 2022 Medicare Secondary Payer Update | 11:00am – 1:10pm

The proposed Section 111 Civil Money Penalties and when a final rule may be published | 11:00am – 11:30am
Possible new proposed rules for future medical allocations | 11:30am – 12:00pm

Break | 12:00pm 12:10pm