Policy Updates Archives - MARC Coalition

May 17, 2023

MARC Celebrates Bicameral and Bipartisan Introduction of the RAMP Act in Congress

Washington, DC (May 17, 2023) Today the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) applauded Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) for introducing the Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act (RAMP Act, S.1607/H.R.3388) in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, respectively.

Mar 24, 2023

Letter to CMS ORM

The MARC Coalition recently submitted a letter to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, outlining three specific requests for how the ORM program could be reformed in a beneficial manner for all stakeholders.

Dec 11, 2020

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.

Feb 18, 2020

MARC Statement Concerning Section 111 Penalties Proposed Rule

WASHINGTON, DC – The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) Chair Re Knack today issued the following statement regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) release of a proposed rule concerning how it will assess penalties for Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) late reporting: “Late last week the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released […]

Jun 27, 2019

MARC Applauds PAID Act’s Introduction in the Senate

WASHINGTON, DC – The Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) today commended Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) for introducing the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act (PAID Act) (S. 1989), a bipartisan bill to improve the Medicare Secondary Payer process and provide a clear framework to enable the smoother coordination of benefits between settling […]

May 24, 2018

H.R. 5881 Introduced in an Effort to Add Transparency to MSP Reporting Information

MEDVAL reports on the introduction of the PAID Act and its potential to improve Medicare Secondary Payer program. “H.R. 5881 proposes that CMS share information regarding enrollment in MAP, Part D, and Medicaid to assist with the timely discovery of conditional payments and liens. As we have seen and written about here on our blog, we […]

Dec 31, 2013

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

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 […]

Oct 17, 2011

Portman, Wyden Lead Effort to Make Medicare Secondary Payer Program More Efficient, Save Taxpayer Dollars

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) are leading a bipartisan effort that includes U.S. Senators Ben Nelson (D- Neb.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) to make the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Program more efficient and cost effective to taxpayers. The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act will speed up […]

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