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Medicare Conditional Payment Recovery Threshold for 2021

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Daniel Anders

In an 11/25/2020 Alert, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the 2021 conditional payment recovery threshold for liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation settlements will remain at $750. Accordingly, Total Payment Obligations to the Claimant, TPOCs, in the…

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CMS Rolls Out Updates to NGHP User Guide

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Daniel Anders

Earlier this month CMS released an updated MMSEA Section 111 Medicare Secondary Payer Mandatory Reporting User Guide (Version 6.0).  Here are the key updates with analysis and practical implications. Additional Definition of Total Payment Obligation to Claimant (TPOC) Section 6.4…

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April 1st Brings Electronic Payment Option to MSPRP

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Tower MSA Partners

In a March 13, 2019 webinar, CMS provided a high-level overview of the electronic payment option to be added to the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) effective April 1, 2019. Below are the step-by-step instructions for using this E-Payment…

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NAMSAP Bulletin Highlights Meeting with CMS on Liability MSA Reviews

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Daniel Anders

Recently, the National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP) released a Special Edition Bulletin providing insight into a meeting between CMS and NAMSAP representatives on the topic of the planned expansion of the Workers’ Compensation MSA review process to liability…

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Enhancements to MSPRP Improve Conditional Payment Processes

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Daniel Anders

Since its introduction six years ago, the Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Portal (MSPRP) has increasingly become more reliable and useful in communicating to and receiving information from the Medicare conditional payment recovery contractors (BCRC and CRC).  Earlier this month, a…

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CMS Webinar to Introduce New MSA Review Contractor

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Daniel Anders

Effective March 19, 2018, Capitol Bridge, LLC will be taking over responsibilities from Provider Resources as CMS’s Workers Compensation Review Contractor (WCRC). CMS has now announced a webinar set for Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 1:00 PM ET to introduce…

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CMS to Host Webinar on Transition to New CRC Contractor

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Daniel Anders

On Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 1:00 PM ET, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar for the purpose of introducing the new Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) contractor to Non-Group Health Plans. The CRC is…

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