Annual Reminder: Medicare Secondary Payer

  • General News
    Published January 14, 2019

    Medicare secondary payer (MSP) laws are complex and can be confusing even to a seasoned health plan administrator. Employers offering group health plans must comply with the MSP statute and regulations (the MSP laws). These laws establish Medicare as the secondary payer to group health plan coverage in certain instances of dual healthcare coverage. Additional information is also available on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website for Medicare Secondary Payer.

    Use the MSP Change Form to report group size and Medicare beneficiary changes to Premera that may impact MSP rules.

    Resources

    If you have questions about MSP, check out the following Premera web pages. Look under Resources and select Medicare secondary payer.

    This material is purely informational, it does not modify your policy or coverage in any way, and should not be construed as legal advice or opinion.

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