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New information regarding upcoming Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (WCMSA) changes are posted as the information becomes available.  Items remain on this page for the current year and are then moved to the Archive page.

April 1, 2024 – Updated Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangements (WCMSA) Reference Guide Now Available 

Version 4.0 of the WCMSA Reference Guide is now available in the Download section of the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside Arrangements page. Please refer to Chapter 1 for a summary of changes.

February 14, 2024 - Use of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 2021 Life Tables  

Beginning February 24, 2024, CMS will utilize the CDC’s “Table 1: Life Table for the total population: United States, 2021” for the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside life expectancy calculations. A link to the CDC’s 2021 Life Tables can be found in the Related Links section at the bottom of this page.