Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute in Workers Compensation & Liability Claims

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1 Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute in Workers Compensation & Liability Claims December 3 rd, 2010 New York City, New York The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel CO-CHAIRS Eric Belk Senior Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation Travelers Hunt Valley, MD Robert Lewis, Esq. Chief Legal Counsel, Vice President Crowe Paradis Services Corporation Medford, NJ Mark Popolizio, Esq. Vice President of Customer Relations NuQuest/Bridge Pointe Longwood, FL

2 Event Agenda Friday, December 3, :30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast, Breakfast Sponsored by PACE Claims Services 9:00 AM - Opening Remarks Eric Belk, Senior Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD Robert T. Lewis, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel/Vice President Sales & Marketing, Crowe Paradis Services Corp., Medford, NJ Mark Popolizio, Esq., Vice President of Customer Relations, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Longwood, FL 9:15 AM Key Note Address: Update on Current Medicare Litigation Latest Court Updates U.S. vs. Hadden The MARC Coalition David Farber, Esq., Patton Boggs LLP, Washington, DC 10:15 AM Break Break Sponsored by Crowe Paradis Services Corporation 10:30 AM Case Law Update Bradley v. Sebelius Seger v. Tank Connection, LLC Jessica Smythe, Esq., Legal Counsel, Crowe Paradis Services Corp., North Reading, MA Sylvius von Saucken, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer, Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH

3 11:15 AM Workers Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSAs) What is the Medicare Secondary Payer Act? Who is the Workers Compensation Review Center (WCRC)? What is driving the continued escalation of counter highers? Denied Claims and Zero MSA...Issues and Considerations Moderator: Robert T. Lewis, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel/Vice President Sales & Marketing, Crowe Paradis Services Corp., Medford, NJ Eric Belk, Senior Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD Brian Fillion, President, Ringer Associates, Medford, NJ Mark Popolizio, Esq., Vice President of Customer Relations, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Longwood, FL Hon. A. Michael Snyder, Workers' Compensation Office of Adjudication, Philadelphia, PA 12:15 PM Networking Lunch Sponsored by RecordTrak 1:15 PM Mandatory Insurer Reporting under Section 111 What are the basics of Mandatory Reporting? What is the real impact of this Reporting? What is an attorney s role in Mandatory Reporting? Moderators: Robert T. Lewis, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel/Vice President Sales & Marketing, Crowe Paradis Services Corp., Medford, NJ Mark Popolizio, Esq., Vice President of Customer Relations, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Longwood, FL Eric Belk, Senior Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD Siobhan Handley, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY Mala Ireland, Director, PACE Claims Services, Lawrenceville, NJ Michael R. Merlino II, Esq., Director of Medicare Compliance, Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Lexington, KY Michael S. Owen, Manager, Claims, RiverStone Claims Management, LLC, Manchester, NH 2:30 PM Break

4 2:45 PM Current Hot Issues (Mass Torts) Who is truly the primary payer in a Mass Tort Settlement Program? - Who reports? - What to report? - When to report? What is the definition of a TPOC in a mass tort setting? How can the Medicare Beneficiaries be clearly identified? Who is at the bargaining table with CMS on this issue? Moderator: Eric Belk, Senior Counsel, Claim Legal - Workers Compensation, Travelers, Hunt Valley, MD Sandra S. Calmes, Counsel, Complex and Emerging Risks Claims Department, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, MA Catherine Goldhaber, Esq., Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago, IL Sylvius von Saucken, Esq., Chief Compliance Officer, Garretson Firm Resolution Group, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 4:00 PM Conditional Payments How does the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) operate? What is an attorney s obligation? Moderator: Mark Popolizio, Esq., Vice President of Customer Relations, NuQuest/Bridge Pointe, Longwood, FL Robert T. Lewis, Esq., Chief Legal Counsel/Vice President Sales & Marketing, Crowe Paradis Services Corp., Medford, NJ Bonnie Bridgers Smith, Esq., Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, Jackson, MS 4:45 PM Networking Cocktail Reception Speakers & Agenda are subject to change.*

5 ISTER FOR Register for the Event Navigating the Medicare Secondary Payer Statute in Workers Compensation and Liability Claims - Section Conditional Payments - Medicare Set- Aside Arrangements December 3, 2010 The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel, New York, NY Registration fee includes private website access to course materials, continental breakfast, lunches, refreshment breaks and networking receptions. Group discounts available, please inquire. Registration Cost: $795 Register On-line at: -OR- Through the attached mail-in registration form at the end of this brochure. Hotel Room Block A hotel room block has been set up at the W New York Times Square Hotel. Please call and ask for the W New York Times Square and reference Perrin Conferences Room Block or reserve a room online at The room rate is $429 per night. For more information or to register, contact Lynnsey Perrin or Julie Steward Thank You to Our Sponsors:

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