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Our law firm handles both workers’ compensation and personal injury cases, claimant’s/plaintiff’s side only. For years we have been dealing with Medicare Set-Asides (MSA) in our workers’ compensation cases. We have not been doing it in our personal injury cases. It may be time to start. A Medicare Set-Aside is a legal device used to…

Medicare is a taxpayer-funded federal health insurance program that pays some health insurance costs. People are eligible for Medicare when they turn 65 years old. In addition, Medicare is automatically available 24 months after becoming entitled to Social Security Disability Income (SSDI). (Date of entitlement is the date of disability plus a five month waiting…