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.
The magnitude of the mileage problem in personal auto
Perception and reality often diverge when drivers estimate how many miles they drive in a year. Verisk’s 2018 Verified Mileage Study helps measure the difference: About two-thirds of drivers underreported their annual mileage to their insurers, and more than a quarter of the estimates studied were low by 6,000 miles or more.
Proposed rules for addressing future medical obligations to be released
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) recently issued a notice entitled Miscellaneous Medicare Secondary Payer Clarifications and Updates (CMS-6047-P). This notice indicates that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans on issuing proposed rules regarding options to address future medicals in relation to liability, workers’ compensation and no-fault cases.