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Final Rule

Regarding Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Money Penalties By now you have heard about the October 11, 2023, Final Rule regarding Medicare Secondary Payer, and Certain Civil Money Penalties, in development since January 2013.  CMS received 34 comments in response to the December 2013… Read More »Final Rule

Final Rule Update

Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Civil Money Penalties (CMP) Recent Medicare Secondary Payer Final Rule update draws attention to the importance of ensuring that Medicare Section 111 (SCHIP) Reporting is identifying all claims involving Medicare Beneficiaries are reported quarterly as required. Recently, the Office of management… Read More »Final Rule Update

How 2022 Proved Care Bridge International’s Accuracy In Medical Exposure Predictions

On April 1, 2020, Care Bridge International, a data analytics corporation, announced in a Press Release, the launch of its FREE Analytic-Powered COVID-19 Calculator. The calculator was designed to function like a simple mortgage calculator to estimate the true exposure of medical treatment and costs… Read More »How 2022 Proved Care Bridge International’s Accuracy In Medical Exposure Predictions

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) UPDATE

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated Section 111 NGHPUser Guide (Version 6.9, October 3, 2022) regarding non-group health plans (liability, no-fault and workers’ compensation) Section 111 reporting.  User Guide updates were made to Chapter IV (Technical Guidance) and Chapter V (Appendices). Section 111 excluded valid diagnosis codes that… Read More »Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) UPDATE