CMS to mask health insurance claim number and social security number on contractor correspondence starting April 2019
Starting 4/1/19, CMS’s Coordination of Benefits and Recovery Program program will mask the social security number (SSN) and SSN-portion of the health insurance claim…
Government shutdown – MSP update
As the partial government shutdown continues, questions are being raised as to the shutdown’s impact on CMS activities concerning Medicare Secondary Payer compliance.
MSPRP update: CMS announces a new self-reporting option and updates to the multi-factor authentication process
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a webinar focusing on enhancements to its Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) on December 18,…
Minor changes in newly released Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal User Guide
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an updated version of its Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) User Guide (Version 4.2). The…
Government shutdown ends – Congress and President reach deal
This brief government shutdown did not affect Medicare Secondary Payer operations as they are essential and considered part of the Medicare Integrity Program. Thus,…
Government shutdown & Medicare Secondary Payer impact
Medicare Secondary Payer operations will not be affected as they are essential and considered part of the Medicare Integrity Program. However, were are receiving word…
Medicare conditional payment compliance: Myth vs. fact
The statutes and regulations that govern Medicare have been referred to by courts as “the most completely impenetrable texts within human experience.” With the complex…
A recipe for confusion: Medicare conditional payment compliance in asbestos-related workers' compensation claims
Medicare conditional payment compliance is difficult enough. When you add complex asbestos-related workers' compensation claims to the mix, it can create a recipe for…