NU Online News Service, Feb. 18, 1:05 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON–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.
The reporting requirements of the Act are designed is to ensure that Medicare remains the secondary payer when a Medicare beneficiary has medical expenses that fall under the primary responsibility of a liability, no-fault or workers' comp insurance plan (including those that are self-insured).
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