Melissa Shelk

• New Medicare Secondary Payer Amendment Proposed

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 16, 2013

  Congress is again being asked to amend the Medicare Secondary Payment Act, just six months after enacting reform legislation dealing with the issue, which took five years to pass congressional muster.

• Medicare Secondary Payment Fix Signed into Law

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 11, 2013

  Legislation aimed at streamlining repayment of funds to Medicare when the program pays claims later covered by private insurers has finally been enacted into law.

• 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.

• Insurance Reps Push for Action on Medicare Secondary Payment Bills by Year-End

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 14, 2012

  Insurance and related industries are seeking to win support in the waning days of the current Congress for two pieces of legislation dealing with payment of injured worker claims to people whose primary insurance is Medicare.

• 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.

• Federal Highway Legislation Seeks to Entice States to Enact Graduated Licensing for Teens

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 3, 2012

  Insurance industry officials lauded a provision in federal highway legislation that encourages states through grants to implement graduated driver licensing laws for teen drivers.

• Industry Backing Workers' Comp Bill to Resolve CMS Delays

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2012

  Legislation has been introduced in the House designed to resolve routine delays and confusion in the review of workers’ compensation Medicare set-asides by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• 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.

• House Moves Again on Limited McCarran-Ferguson Repeal, Passing Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 22, 2012

  The House took action again today on repealing the McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption for health insurers by passing the larger bill to which the repeal amendment was attached.

• Industry, Trial Lawyers Support Getting SMART About Medicare Secondary Payer Act

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 19, 2011

  The plaintiff’s bar is joining employers and insurers in supporting legislation that would clarify industry-reporting requirements under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

• End To SLIMPACT, NIMA Debate May Be In Sight As Compromise Eyed

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 11, 2011

  The insurance industry is coalescing around a surplus-lines allocation formula proposed by Kentucky regulators as a means of breaking the impasse over implementation of the new federal surplus-lines reform and modernization law.

• Industry Pushes for Graduated Teen Licensing

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 9, 2011

  The insurance industry is trying to build support for Senate bill provision establishing minimum requirements for state-graduated driver licensing.

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  App-titude Test for Insurers

  By Mary Anne Medina  |  April 1, 2011

  There are some great uses for apps that provide access to a policyholder’s insurance company and claim, with information at their fingertips regarding what to do when they have an accident. What do you know about apps?

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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.