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Thursday, June 21, 2012

CMS and Future Medicals: New Rules Proposed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing several options to efficiently and effectively handle issues concerning the payment of future medicals.


"This advance notice of proposed rulemaking solicits comment on standardized options that we are considering making available to beneficiaries and their representatives to clarify how they can meet their obligations to protect Medicare's interest with respect to Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) claims involving automobile and liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation when future medical care is claimed or the settlement, judgment, award, or other payment releases (or has the effect of releasing) claims for future medical care."
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"We are issuing this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comments on standardized options that beneficiaries and their attorneys or other representatives will be able to use to resolve MSP obligations related to settlements, judgments, awards, or other payments (hereinafter, for ease of reference in this document and unless otherwise indicated, “settlement(s)”) involving future medical care while protecting Medicare's interest."


Click here to read the Federal Register Notice.