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  • Dec 11, 2020

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    The PAID Act is Now the Law

    The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) thanks the Congress for passing the PAID Act (H.R. 1375, Section 1301 of H.R. 8900) on December 11, 2020.  The bill was brought to the House Floor and passed by voice vote on December 8, 2020. 

  • Dec 19, 2019

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    Fix Medicare’s Broken Secondary Payer System

    By Roy Franco Inside Sources The deadline has come and gone, and Congress is still working on funding the government for the fiscal year. In late November, lawmakers passed a continuing resolution to give themselves another month to pass required appropriations bills, but important questions remain on how to fund key tax and spending proposals.  No […]

  • Dec 31, 2013

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    CMS to Merge Two Conditional Payment Units in 2014

    The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will officially merge the Coordination of Benefits and Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery teams into a single unit, which should save workers’ compensation attorneys several phone calls a year on conditional payment issues. CMS announced on Dec. 23 that it will launch the Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center […]

  • Dec 27, 2013

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    CMS Rolls Out Proposed Appeals Process for Recovery Actions

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday announced plans to seek comments on proposed rules to implement the first appeals process for insurers and self-insured employers targeted for recovery actions in workers’ compensation, liability and no-fault settlements to meet the requirements of the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act of 2012. CMS […]

  • Dec 16, 2013

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    Insurers Stress ‘Good-Faith’ Exception to CMS Reporting Penalties

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies is seeking proposals on how it should penalize insurers who violate the agency’s claim-reporting requirements, and payers are responding that the agency should not penalize insurers who are making a good-faith effort to send the agency their data. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies issued an advance […]

  • Dec 21, 2012

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    MARC Coalition Applauds Senate Passage of the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, 2012 — The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today applauded the United States Senate for passage of The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act – H.R. 1063, now renumbered as H.R. 1845. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Or) and Rob Portman (R-Oh) introduced the legislation in the fall of 2011, and have been […]

  • Dec 19, 2012

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    MARC Coalition Applauds House Passage of the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act – H.R. 1063

    WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 — The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for passage of The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act – H.R. 1063. U.S. Representatives Dr. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the legislation in March 2011, and have been leading the bipartisan effort […]

  • Dec 14, 2009

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    Secondary Payer Law Creates Challenges

    Failure to comply with the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act could be costly for all parties involved in litigation or claims filed by Medicare beneficiaries, says Iman Soliman, an attorney with law firm Bowman and Brooke L.L.P. in Phoenix. Those potentially affected should see the Centers […]

  • Dec 7, 2009

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    Deadline Looms for Firms to Register Claims Data

    Insurers and self-insured employers face a Dec. 31 deadline to register with a federal agency, but numerous questions remain about what workers compensation and liability claims data must be fed into the Medicare system, several experts say. Insurers and self-insured employers identified as responsible reporting entities must register with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & […]

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