CMS Announces Extension of Deadline For MSP Reporting Requirements by Insurers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 16 announced it is extending the deadline for new Medicare secondary payer (MSP) reporting requirements for insurers.

CMS announced that non-group health plans (NGHPs), or liability insurance carriers, including carriers for self-insurance, no fault insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance, must report any claims paid to Medicare beneficiaries on Jan. 1, 2011. The date originally set by CMS was April 1, 2010.

In a press release, the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition (MARC) applauded CMS for its decision to defer the reporting deadline required by Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension ...