House Rep. Pete Stark Requests GAO Perform a Study on MSP Related Issues
Posted October 6, 2010 in Medicare, Medicare Secondary Payer Act, MMSEA, MSP ComplianceHouse Rep. Pete Stark asks GAO to investigate MSP related issues.
House Rep. Pete Stark asks GAO to investigate MSP related issues.
In U.S. v. Stricker, the government’s claims against personal injury attorneys, corporations and insurers which settled a mass tort suit without resolving Medicare conditional payments were held to...
In Bradley v. Sebelius, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals approved a probate court’s equitable distribution findings to reduce a Medicare conditional payment obligation.
In Hadden v. US, a federal district court rejected argument for equitable distribution of a Medicare conditional payment obligation similar to Ahlborn.
The MSPEA is designed to streamline and fix problems with the Medicare conditional payment system. This post provides an update of the status of the bill.
In Finke, a federal district court held that a liability Medicare set aside was not necessary where the client was covered by a group health plan that was primary.
While Mandatory Insurer Reporting under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act until 1/1/2011, reporting must be done retroactively to 10/1/2010.
There is much confusion these days by liability insurers and defense counsel regarding when an MSA is necessary. I thought it might make sense to discuss when they are definitely not necessary.
In Hackley, a CT court followed Seger and compeled the plaintiff to provide his Social Security number which was requested as a term of settlement. However, there was no settlement since the parties...
In Seger, a federal district court ordered the plaintiff to comply with a MMSEA based discovery request.