Medicare secondary payer

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Medicare secondary payer

adjective Referring to Medicare’s default (secondary) responsibility for paying claims and health benefits after primary insurers have been billed for health services.

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Law Addressing MSP Act Flaws Still Needs Some Work: Report

The exhaustion of the administrative appeals involved Bradley 1) filing a request for redetermination from the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC); 2) filing a request for reconsideration of MSPRC's unfavorable determination to MAXIMUS Federal Services; 3) filing an appeal of MAXIMUS's unfavorable reconsideration by requesting a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, Southern Field Office and participating in a hearing before the ALJ; and 4) appealing the unfavorable ALJ decision to the Medicare Appeals Council in Washington, D.C.

Caging the 800-pound Gorilla: Medicare's right of reimbursement after Bradley v. Sebelius

The Medicare Secondary Payer manual is contributing to the uncertainty about CMS's position.

Medicare and future medical expenses: does the "super lien" apply? It's common practice to accommodate Medicare liens in personal injury liability claims. But must litigants also protect Medicare from future medical expenses - i.e., those that might be incurred by the plaintiff after settlement or judgment? While the answer is far from clear, the author offers his opinions

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Updated health insurance guides available from HCFA

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MARC Applauds Bipartisan Bill to Improve Medicare Secondary Payer Policy

Strong supporters include members of the American Insurance Association and the Coalition for Medicare Secondary Payer Reform.

New Medicare Secondary Payer Amendment Proposed

Consequently, insurance carriers now must alter the way claims are managed and settled because of two key components: Section 111 reporting and increased enforcement of Medicare's recovery rights trader the Medicare Secondary Payer statute, or MSP for short.

Required reading: Medicare is calling on insurers to enforce a stack of new regulations--or face fines

THE MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER ACT (MSP) (1) requires that Medicare not pay for any health care item or service that has been paid or should be paid by a primary source.

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(3) Part of this act, [section] 111, extends the government's ability to enforce the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

Medicare myths: what every trial lawyer should know about the MSP & liability Medicare set asides

Using the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and the new SCHIP Extension Act passed in December of 2007, Medicare is bulling its way into workers' compensation and liability settlements.

Medicare, the bull in the settlement China shop: the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and the new SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 will have very different effects on workers' comp and liability cases