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Dec 18, 2025

MARC Coalition Announces 2026 Executive Committee

December 18, 2025 (Washington, DC) – This week, the MARC Coalition, a national coalition advocating for the improvement of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) programs, announced their Executive Committee for 2026. MARC’s Executive Committee consists of a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer, and At-Large members. The officers are elected to 2-year terms, and At-Large members are elected to a […]

Nov 17, 2025

MARC Coalition Hosts Webinar to Discuss the CMS ORM program

November 17, 2025 (Washington, DC) – The MARC Coalition today hosted a webinar about the CMS ORM program at 1:00pm ET. Presenters included David Farber, Partner at King and Spalding and Brian MacAllister, Senior Medicare Unit Manager – Managed Solutions at Liberty Mutual. Approximately 60 people attended the public webinar, including MARC members and industry stakeholders. […]

Jun 20, 2025

MARC Announces Introduction of the RAMP Act in 119th Congress

Washington, DC (June 20, 2025) Today, the Medicare Advocacy and Recovery Coalition (MARC) celebrated the introduction of the Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act (RAMP Act, H.R. 4056), introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL). The legislation advocates for modernizing the broken and outdated MSP “private cause […]

Jan 23, 2025

MARC Coalition Sends Letter to CMS Regarding MSA Reporting Concerns

January 23, 2025 (Washington, DC) – The MARC Coalition today sent a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services urging the Agency to reform its proposal to require entities settling claims with Medicare beneficiaries to report any “Medicare Set Aside” or MSA arrangements as part of the Section 111 process. The letter requested clarification […]

Oct 28, 2024

MARC Coalition Hosts Webinar to Discuss Section 111 Civil Money Penalties

October 28, 2024 (Washington, DC) – The MARC Coalition today hosted a webinar about Section 111 Civil Money Penalties at 2:00pm ET. David Farber, Partner at King and Spalding, and Susan Lin, Divisional AVP – Corporate Claims, Medicare Strategy at Great American Insurance Group, were the presenters. The hour-long webinar featured a presentation to discuss the […]

Sep 30, 2020

Growing Number of Organizations Urge Congressional Support for the Paid Act

In a letter addressed to Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), seventeen organizations and companies representing the Medicare Secondary Payer-regulated community urged Congress to pass the bipartisan Provide Accurate Information Directly (PAID) Act (S.1989/H.R.1375).

Apr 21, 2020

MARC Urges CMS to Revise Section 111 Penalties Proposed Rule

In comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today urged the agency to substantially revise its proposed rule establishing penalties for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) late reporting.

Feb 26, 2020

Insurers could face stiff Medicare secondary payer penalties

By Angela Childers Business Sources A long-awaited proposed rule regarding late reporting of Medicare Secondary Payer data could mean potentially significant penalties for workers compensation insurers, self-insured entities and others.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the proposed rule for Section 111 reporting on Feb. 18 — seven years after it first accepted comments on […]

Nov 13, 2017

The MARC Monitor: November 2017

Congress has shifted its full focus to tax reform as leadership scrambles to pass an overhaul of the nation’s code before the end of the year. Following several days of around-the-clock negotiations and speculation, The House GOP released the legislative text for H.R. 1 – The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) (text; section-by-section), signaling a significant step […]

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