Liability Set Aside & SMART Act Update
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On June 6th, I participated in a meeting with CMS officials regarding MSP related issues in Washington, DC. I also spent some time lobbying a couple of members of the House on behalf of the SMART Act.
On June 6th, I participated in a meeting with CMS officials regarding MSP related issues in Washington, DC. I also spent some time lobbying a couple of members of the House on behalf of the SMART Act.
The AAJ sent out an announcement today to members about forthcoming guidance from CMS regarding MSP issues.
The ABA house of delegates, during its 2011 mid-year meeting, adopted a resolution regarding Medicare Set Asides and reform of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. It is the same old thing though, nothing new.
HR 1063 was introduced in the 112th Congress by Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Representative Ron Kind (D-WI) on March 14th, 2011. The bill is titled the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 (SMART Act) and it is an attempt to streamline the Medicare conditional payment resolution process.