Comprehensive Article re Medicare Secondary Payer Statute (MSP)

Medicare Secondary Payer Statute (MSP) - 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS Memos outlining its MSP policies:

1. Memo of July 23, 2001 - First policy memo. $250K Threshold
2. Memo of April 22, 2003 - Various Policies
3. Memo of May 23, 2003 - Various Policies
4. Memo of May 7, 2004 - Various Policies
5. Memo of October 15, 2004 - Various Policies
6. Memo of July 11, 2005 - Various Policies including $10K Threshold and Workload Review Policy
7. Memo of December 30, 2005 - Initial Prescription Drug Memo
8. Memo of April 25, 2006 - $25K Threshold
9. Memo of July 24, 2006 - Prescription Drugs
10. Memo of May 20, 2008 - Life Expectancy
11. Memo of August 25, 2008 - Implantable Devices and Requests for Termination of MSAs
12. Memo of April 3, 2009 - Prescription Drug Pricing
13. Memo of June 1, 2009 - Prescription Drug Guidelines
14. Memo of April 22, 2010 - Operating Rules
15. Memo of May 14, 2010 - Prescripion Drug Clarification
16. Memo of June 8, 2010 - Rated Age Requirements
17. Tax Reporting of MSAs
18. Sample Submission
19. Top Ten MSA Submitter Errors
20. CMS Regional Contact List

CMS Memos related to SCHIP:

1. June 11, 2008
2. June 15, 2008
3. June 23, 2008
4. August 1, 2008
5. September 5, 2008
6. September 18, 2008
7. September 22, 2008
8. October 10, 2008
9. Medicare Operating Rules 10/27/08
10. December 21, 2010 - Revised Timeline

Medicare Secondary Payer Manual by CMS

US Life Expectancy Tables 2006 by CDC

CMS Web Site

CMS Manditory Reporting Web Site

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