Revised NGHP user guide mandates technical reporting revisions but announces no policy changes *

USA - May 20 2013
On April 22, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first update in almost a year of its User Guide for non-group…

Co-authors: Katherine R. McDonald, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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Medicare narrows required reporting by insurers; Town Hall reveals disconnect with insurers on key questions regarding pre-1980 exposures *

USA - April 15 2013
On April 9, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held its first Town Hall Teleconference of the year for Non-Group Health Plans…

Co-authors: Katherine R. McDonald, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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Congress passes long-awaited reforms to the Medicare secondary payer recovery process, including elimination of SSN reporting, but built-in regulatory delays could postpone insurer relief *

USA - January 4 2013
Both the Senate and the House have passed year-end legislation amending the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) statute and reforming the process by which…

Co-authors: Katherine R. McDonald, Richard L. McConnell, Kathryn Bucher.

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Insurance questions posed by business losses in Superstorm Sandy *

USA - November 5 2012
While Superstorm Sandy makes its way through the Midwest and up into Canada, the East Coast of the United States already is tallying the tremendous harm the storm caused, including tragic loss of life and property.

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House Committee moves SMART Act forward; Medicare reaffirms position on mandatory insurer reporting under accident & health and short-term travel policies *

USA - September 25 2012
Legislation designed to fix problems with the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) process has moved forward in the U.S. House of Representatives while the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to dig in its heels on its questionable interpretations of existing MSP law.

Co-authors: Katherine R. McDonald, Kathryn Bucher.

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