The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payer Compliance

New 2012 Edition Available in October 2012- A comprehensive resource for achieving MSP compliance in your insurance settlements! This all-in-one handbook combines all the resources you need on a daily basis: analysis and practice tips, state specific WCMSA requirements, statutes, public laws, regulations, case summaries with commentary, MMSEA Sec. 111 User Guide, CMS' MSP manual and memos, MMSEA alerts, Glossary and Acronyms, Life tables, and more. This publication will help you take control of your insurance settlements by explaining how to: * Avoid pitfalls and delays under CMS' policies and procedure * Comply with reporting requirements and avoid penalties * Identify cases to submit for CMS review * Achieve better CMS outcomes and avoid overly inflated MSAs * Find defensible and less costly allocations for future medical expenses * Submit acceptable proof for rated age for purposes of CMS review * Avoid rejection of MSA proposals for inadequate prescription drug information * Understand MSA evaluations and financial options for funding MSAs * Determine when MSAs should be used in liability settlements and the settlement language to use * And much more!