A new report indicates that federal legislation aimed at simplifying compliance with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act is a good first step, but warns that unresolved questions remain.
The Medicare Secondary Payment Act was enacted in 2007 to save costs by ensuring people on Medicare are not paid twice after an accident.
For example, Medicare in most cases makes the initial payment when someone, whose primary insurance is Medicare, is injured in an auto accident, falls in a store or is injured at work, and is later reimbursed through a settlement with an insurer or other third-party payer.
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