What are . . . medicare and medicaid secondary payer laws /

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Author / Creator:D'Aquilla, Nicholas, author.
Imprint:Chicago, Illinos : American Bar Association, 2016.
Description:viii, 164 pages : illustrations ; ǂc 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10904381
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Other authors / contributors:Delaney, Courtney, author.
Cattie, John V., Jr., author.
Melancon, David M., author.
Nowell, Erin Anderson, author.
American Bar Association. Health Law Section, sponsoring body.
ISBN:9781634256810 (alk. paper)
1634256816 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Medicare and the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Background on the Medicare Program
  • 1.3. 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b), the Medicare Secondary Payer Act
  • 1.4. Intersection of Medicare Liens and "Other" Healthcare-Related Liens
  • 2. Medicare's Recovery Rights under the MSP Act
  • 2.1. Conditional Payments and Medicare's Recovery Right
  • 2.2. Triggering a Medicare "Lien"
  • 2.3. Scope of Medicare's Recovery Claim
  • 2.4. The MSP Recovery Process: Start to Finish
  • 2.5. Administrative Recourse
  • 2.6. MSP Enforcement Mechanisms
  • 2.7. Special Topics and Considerations
  • 3. Medicare Advantage (Part C) Plans and the MSP Act
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Medicare Part C
  • 3.3. In re Avandia
  • 3.4. Jurisprudential Developments post-Avandia
  • 3.5. Resolving MA Liens
  • 3.6. Medicare Program Parts
  • 4. Protecting Medicare's Future Interests
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. The Current Statutory Framework
  • 4.3. The Current Regulatory Framework
  • 4.4. Administrative Guidance
  • 4.5. Workers' Compensation Cases
  • 4.6. Liability Insurance and Non-Workers' Compensation Cases
  • 5. Protecting Medicare's Future Interests in Liability Cases
  • 5.1. Four-Step Process
  • 5.2. Step One: Are Future Medical Expenses a Part of the Claim or Settlement?
  • 5.3. Step Two: Have Future Medical Expenses Been Funded?
  • 5.4. Step Three: In What Amount Have Future Medical Expenses Been Funded?
  • 5.5. Step Four: Prevent Inappropriate Billing
  • 6. Fundamentals of IYIMSEA Section 111 Reporting
  • 6.1. Overview
  • 6.2. Who Must Report?
  • 6.3. What Triggers Reporting Obligations?
  • 6.4. What Data Is Reported and When?
  • 6.5. How is Data Reported?
  • 6.6. Conclusion
  • 7. Medicaid and Medicaid Secondary Payer Laws
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. The Medicaid Program
  • 7.3. Medicaid Secondary Payer Laws
  • 7.4. The Federal Medicaid Anti-Lien Statute
  • 8. Ahlborn: The Anti-lien Statute and Medicaid Secondary Payer Laws
  • 8.1. Background and Case History
  • 8.2. Arkansas' Medicaid Secondary Payer Statute
  • 8.3. Examination of the Federal Medicaid Secondary Payer Statutes
  • 8.4. The Federal Medicaid Anti-Lien Statute
  • 8.5. Settlements as Property
  • 8.6. Other Concerns
  • 8.7. Key Takeaways from Ahlborn
  • 9. Wos: The Court Affirms and Elaborates on Ahlborn
  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. History and Case Background
  • 9.3. North Carolina's Secondary Payer Statute
  • 9.4. The Wos Ruling
  • 9.5. Allocation is the Key
  • 9.6. Key Takeaways from Wos
  • 10. Legislative Response to Ahlborn and Wos
  • 10.1. Legislative Action
  • 10.2. The Current State
  • 11. Examination of a State Medicaid Secondary Payer Law
  • 11.1. Introduction
  • 11.2. Louisiana's Medicaid Secondary Payer Statutes
  • 11.3. Takeaways
  • 12. Rise and Proliferation of Medicaid Managed Care
  • 12.1. Medicaid Managed Care
  • 12.2. MCOs and Medicaid Lien Recovery
  • 12.3. The Intricacies of MMC
  • 12.4. Conclusion
  • 13. Other Considerations
  • 13.1. Plaintiff-Beneficiary Benefit Preservation
  • 13.2. Medicaid Estate Recovery
  • 14. Resolving Medicaid Liens
  • 14.1. Start the Process Early
  • 14.2. Identify Plaintiff-Beneficiaries
  • 14.3. Comply with Notice and Reporting Requirements
  • 14.4. Analyze the State Statutory Framework
  • 14.5. Review and Audit Lien Claims
  • 14.6. Remember Ahlborn and Wos
  • 14.7. Pay Liens and Document File
  • Appendix A. Medicaid Secondary Payer Notice Obligations: State Examination
  • Index