The Medicare laws have undergone significant changes. With the relatively new reporting regulations and the focus on compliance, litigators must implement new procedures in their practice.  Many companies are establishing guidelines to obtain information needed to comply with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (“MSP”) and the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is responsible for oversight of the Medicare program. While the CMS has published information to guide the parties, there is room for interpretation of many of the guidelines and, in some instances, there are no guidelines to assist the parties.

Our White Paper is designed to provide parties involved in toxic tort liability suits with knowledge of the key provisions of the MSP and the MMSEA. The manuscript focuses on the practical aspects of obtaining information needed for compliance, common misconceptions and risk avoidance. The manuscript also discusses the significance of cases involving incidents that pre-date the December 5, 1980 MSP, practical aspects of determining when the December 5, 1980 policy may be applied and recent guidance from the CMS on that issue.

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