Q: Can you utilize MSA money on non med. things if you never seek treatment from Medicare for workers comp injury
I've heard recently that if you never seek treatment for your work-related injury to Medicare you'd be okay in spending the money to live on. Any and all advice welcome.
Thank you
A: No this is wrong. You can only do this with a petition and the circumstances supporting the petition for such are stringent.
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You may use the MSA account to pay for the following costs when they are directly related to the MSA account:
• Cost of copying documents
• Mailing fees/postage
• Any banking fees related to the account
• Income tax on interest income from the account
You cannot use the MSA funds for living expenses.
Here is a helpful link with instructions on your MSA account:
https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coordination-of-benefits-and-recovery/workers-compensation-medicare-set-aside-arrangements/downloads/self-administration-toolkit-for-wcmsas.pdf
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