CMS Releases WCMSA Portal User Guide Version 5.9
(WorldNews Health)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the latest edition of its (WCMSAP) (Version 5.9; October 7, 2019). CMS outlines its full list of changes on page 1-1 in the new guide. This CMS resource provides guidance related to the submission of Workers` Compensation Medicare Set-Asides (WCMSA) proposals and administration of WCMSA accounts through the WCMSAP. As outlined below, the changes primarily focus on WCMSA administration matters and will have minimal impact on the WCMSA allocation process. This new guide replaces Version 5.8 of the WCMSAP. The following provides a general overview of select changes made in the new WCMSAP (Version 5.9): WCMSA Administration...