Congress Reverses Medicare Payment Cuts
Last Thursday, the House voted 417-1 to reverse cuts for Medicare payments to doctors. The Senate had already voted the same a week earlier. According to CNN Money, the move will cost the federal...
View ArticleThe Idiot’s Guide to Medicare Lien Resolution
Typically, Medicare liens are placed on the personal injury case of a person whose treatment is paid by Medicare. Medicare’s agents, the COBC, MSPRC, and CMS have a right to recover funds which would...
View ArticleMedicare/MSPRC Delays Reach 109 Days
Yesterday, July 14, 2010, a Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (MSPRC) agent informed LRS that paper correspondence backlogs have reached 109 days. Unfortunately, this is 44 days longer than...
View ArticleMMSEA – RRE Reporting Begins Oct. 1, 2010
President George W. Bush signed the Medicare Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act (“MMSEA”) more than three years ago. On October 1st, 2010, its reporting section finally goes into effect. How will...
View ArticleZaleppa v. Seiwell: Medicare Does Not Belong on Settlement Drafts
On Wednesday, November 17, 2010, the Pennsylvania Superior Court (appellate court) made a significant ruling in Medicare lien law in the Zapella v. Seiwell case. The Court determined that including...
View ArticleThe MSPRC’s New Use of Conditional Payment Notices
Medicare’s MSPRC began sending Conditional Payment Notices (“CPNs”) last year. At that time, MSPRC representatives explained the use CPN in Town Hall Meetings. That use has seemingly changed. What is...
View ArticleIs There a New MSPRC Contractor on Deck?
Rumors are circulating throughout the Medicare lien world that the current Medicare Secondary Recovery Contractor is being replaced. Chickasaw Nation Industries has acted as the contractor since 2006,...
View ArticleMSPRC & COBC to be Merged
The federal government has quietly announced it is looking for a new Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor (“MSPRC”) to handle Medicare liens. The federal government has also quietly announced...
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MSPRC to Offer Pre-Settlement Final Demands
The MSPRC recently announced a new option which essentially creates pre-settlement Final Demands for Medicare Liens. From its website: New Option to Self-Calculate Your Conditional Payment Amount On...
View ArticleMedicare Case Type Definitions: Liability & No-Fault
The most important part of Medicare lien resolution occurs months (or even years) before you send payment to the MSPRC. That most important process is reporting to the Coordination of Benefits...
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