Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition

• Medicare Secondary Payment Bill Passes Through Congress

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 26, 2012

  Congress has passed legislation sought by the insurance industry and other stakeholders since late 2008 that streamlines enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program.

• House Passes Industry-Supported Medicare Secondary Payment Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 20, 2012

  The House Wednesday passed legislation sought by the insurance industry in three Congresses that would streamline enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program.

• CBO Says Widely-Supported Medicare Secondary Payment Bill Will Save Money

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 13, 2012

  The Congressional Budget Office has projected that passage of legislation that would streamline enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program would save the government money.

• Medicare Secondary Payment Bill Moves Forward; Enjoys Wide Support

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 20, 2012

  A House panel today reported out legislation that would streamline enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program.

• Industry, Plaintiff Lawyers Support Bill to Streamline Medicare Secondary Payment Enforcement

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 13, 2012

  A House panel has passed legislation, sought by both industry groups and plaintiff lawyers, designed to streamline enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payment program.

• GAO Gives Ammunition to Change Medicare Reporting for NGHPs

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 5, 2012

  Based on a new Government Accountability Office study, the insurance industry and plaintiff’s lawyers are renewing their call for passage of legislation that they argue would make the Medicare Secondary Payment program work better.

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  Medicare Set-Asides and Third-Party Liability Cases: Part Three

  By Neil Selman  |  July 25, 2011

  In the final installment of a three-part series, one attorney concludes his thoughts on liability Medicare Set-Asides.

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  Legislation Would Smooth Insurer Reimbursements To Medicare

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 17, 2011

  Legislation has been introduced in the House that would clarify industry reporting requirements under an existing controversial law that requires reimbursement to Medicare for payments made to people who are also paid later through workers' compensation or liability claims.

• Medicare Reporting Rules Require Further Alterations

  By Karl Goring  |  April 30, 2010

  This past March, important legislation was introduced in Congress that will change how Medicare Secondary Payer claims

• Medicare Secondary Payer Deadline Delayed

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 22, 2010

  The federal government has pushed back the deadline for reporting requirements under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act until next January, a decision greeted with relief by workers' compensation providers and self-insured risk managers.

• Medicare Secondary Payer Reports Deadline Moved To Jan. 1

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 18, 2010

  To the relief of workers' compensation insurers and self-insured risk managers, the government has extended their deadline for reporting under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act until next year.