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Compliance Update: MMSEA Section 111 Reporting

February 2023

Compliance Update: MMSEA Section 111 Reporting

Author: Logan Pry, Vice President of Medicare Compliance CMS opened 2023 with a series of updates to the NGHP Section 111 User Guide. First, on January 9, a new version of the User Guide – version 7.0 – was published. While several of the updates contained in this new iteration were informative only, including confirmation that […]

Medicare Recovery Efforts May Increase

November 2022

Medicare Recovery Efforts May Increase

Author: Michelle Allan, Esq., CMSP As what remains of 2022 dwindles into a new year, trending on the Medicare Conditional Payment front garners attention from industry stakeholders. Mounting concerns surrounding Civil Monetary Penalties associated with Section 111 Medicare Mandatory Insurer reporting (rulemaking anticipated by or before February 2023) could increase vigilance and reporting efforts. Additionally,  a […]

CMS Launches ‘Go Paperless’ Option for MSPRP Account Holders

February 2022

CMS Launches ‘Go Paperless’ Option for MSPRP Account Holders

Author: Logan Pry CMS will now provide RREs, as well as their Recovery Agents, with the option to go paperless with respect to Medicare recovery correspondence. In an updated NGHP Section 111 User Guide release, version 6.7, CMS states that insurers and their recovery agents may elect to receive electronic correspondence so long as a Medicare […]

Section 111 Reporting Update

November 2021

Section 111 Reporting Update

Author: Logan Pry, Esq. Over recent weeks, CMS has posted a duo of alerts to the Non-Group Health Plan Mandatory Insurer Reporting landing page. While these alerts do not place any new obligations or requirements on Responsible Reporting Entities, they do provide some helpful reminders, coupled with a bit of guidance. The first alert, released October […]

New Section 111 User Guide Released with PAID Act Information

New Section 111 User Guide Released with PAID Act Information

Author: Logan Pry Two weeks in advance of its PAID Act webinar, CMS has released an updated NGHP Section 111 User Guide.  While the latest version contains several updates, the most intriguing and most impactful may be the announcement that the changes to the Medicare entitlement information provided via the Section 111 query process outlined by […]

Section 111 User Guide Update

Section 111 User Guide Update

Author: Logan Pry In the fourth iteration of the NGHP Section 111 User Guide in six months, CMS has issued several updates, mainly affecting technical aspects of Section 111 reporting. The bulk of these updates attempt to clarify how and when errors will be received through the reporting process. As we know, the proposed regulations regarding […]