Medicare Advocacy and Recovery Coalition
Navigating Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance
Oct 28, 2008 | Chris Nation
The Medicare Secondary Payer Act has been in place for more than two decades. During that time, much has been written regarding the requirements to…
Read MoreMunicipalities and Medicare
Oct 15, 2009 | Chris Nation
Is a municipality immune from conditional payment liability under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, 42 U.S.C. ยง1395y(b)(8)? No. This answer may surprise claims managers for…
Read MoreSome Comp Cost Increases Blamed on Medicare Rules
Nov 30, 2009 | Chris Nation
Inflated rulings on how much employers must set aside to ensure Medicare does not pay for workers compensation medical claims are resulting in needless cost…
Read MoreDeadline Looms for Firms to Register Claims Data
Dec 07, 2009 | Chris Nation
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…
Read MoreSecondary Payer Law Creates Challenges
Dec 14, 2009 | Chris Nation
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…
Read MoreMedicare Gets Aggressive in Drive to Recoup Medical Costs
Jan 17, 2010 | Chris Nation
The U.S. government's first-of-its-kind lawsuit against all parties that settled a pollution liability case signals Medicare's aggressive push to make sure it does not pay…
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