Joni Ploeger

Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to its reporting rules, Section 111, specifically as it relates to Medicare Set-Asides (MSAs). Section 111 audits will begin next month, related to...more The debate about shoulders and industrial disability has come to an end for now with the Iowa Supreme Court’s most recent decision, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. Anderson. The Court held that a work injury causing injuries to...more The Iowa Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case Tripp v. Scott Emergency Commc’n Ctr. lowers the burden required to receive workers’ compensation for many injured workers in Iowa who suffer purely mental injuries while...more Following the 2017 amendments to the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled on its first shoulder cases. The amendment to add Iowa Code section 85.34(2)(n) made shoulder injuries part of the...more