Medicare Set-Asides: Ins and Outs of Protecting Future Medicare Benefits

This program will provide a basic overview regarding the ins and outs of maintaining a client's future Medicare benefits post-date of settlement. While future medical obligations to consider and protect Medicare's interest post-date of settlement, commonly referred to as Medicare Set-Asides, cause headaches and confusion for practitioners across the country, this course will provide the oversight needed to form a baseline understanding of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act's obligations regarding the notorious dilemma of Medicare Set-Asides within the liability context.

1. Identify Medicare Set-Aside issues within the context of liability cases

2. Analyze the concepts underlying Medicare Set-Asides within the liability context

3. Prepare practitioners to know when Medicare Set-Aside issues are present, allowing them to tackle the issues head-on