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Jun 23, 2011

House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Medicare SPS

With Medicare facing an uncertain financial future and seniors clamoring for steps to be taken to bolster the program’s economic stability, Congress has held hearings to review how components of the program meet their statutory requirements and to hear suggestions on how the programs could be more effective. On Wednesday morning the House Energy and […]

Jun 23, 2011

CMS Official Grilled on Medicare Secondary Payer Program

Politics were at work as Deborah Taylor, the chief financial officer of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, faced tough questioning during a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations hearing regarding the financial controls applied to this aspect of Medicare – a generally complex and obscure part of the program. CQ […]

Apr 5, 2011

New Medicare Secondary Payer Legislation – A Win For Beneficiaries and The Medicare Trust Fund

For years, the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) process has frustrated the ability of Medicare beneficiaries and companies to resolve disputed claims. Whether the disputes have involved workers compensation claims, general tort claims, or no-fault claims (such as auto insurance), settlements have been delayed, if not prevented, due to the uncertainties of how much was owed […]

Mar 16, 2011

Medicare Secondary Payer Bill Would Ease Employer Burden: Coalition

WASHINGTON—Legislation introduced in the U.S. House would streamline the Medicare secondary payer system, according to a coalition of employers, insurers and third-party administrators. Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 requires insurers, employers, and other entities to notify the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services when any workers compensation, […]

Nov 19, 2010

California Calls for Reform: The Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act

Earlier in 2010, the California Legislature enacted Assembly Joint Resolution 42, authored by Assembly Insurance Committee Chair Jose Solorio. This resolution, which had broad support from the business community, advocates for injured workers, and the insurance industry, including IBA West, urged the Congress to pass H.R. 4796, the Medicare Secondary Payer Enhancement Act (MSPEA) of […]

Sep 29, 2010

California Legislature Passes PacificComp-Sponsored Resolution Calling on Congress to Reform Medicare Secondary Payer Law

Agoura Hills, CA – September 29, 2010 – Pacific Compensation Insurance Company (PacificComp), California Workers’ Comp Specialist®, applauds the passage by the California Legislature of Assembly Joint Resolution 42, authored by Assembly Member Jose Solorio (DSanta Ana). The Resolution calls upon the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama to enact H.R. 4796, the Medicare Secondary […]

May 20, 2010

Dingell: Health Reform Benefits Business

In March, Mark Hodesh watched the debate, read the stories, and closely studied the health care reform bill. And after taking in all the changes and how the reform law would affect the 11-person, 100-year-old Downtown Home and Garden store he runs in Ann Arbor, he calculated that he would actually save money and could […]

Apr 15, 2010

MSP Debate Still Heating Up

It’s a law that’s been on the books just shy of 30 years, but is still being hotly discussed and interpreted in jurisdictions across the country. “This is not a new law, but it is a law that’s been honored in the breach, largely, since 12/5/80,” says the federal prosecutor in Buffalo who oversees enforcement […]

Apr 14, 2010

Medicare Reporting Rules Require Further Alterations

This past March, important legislation was introduced in Congress that will change how Medicare Secondary Payer claims can be handled and managed. Read more here.

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