Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (MMSEA)
With the passage of MMSEA in 2007, Congress now requires Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (the CMS) to get serious about eliminating the burden of current and future medical bills considered the responsibility of the self-insured organizations and insurers. Learn more...
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
The sections of the Social Security Act known as the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) provisions were originally enacted in the early 1980s and have been amended several times, including by the MMSEA Section 111 mandatory reporting requirements. Learn more...
Mandatory Insurer Reporting (MIR)
Mandatory Insurer Reporting is when an RRE electronically transmits a claim data file to the COBC. The COBC processes the data in this input file by first editing the incoming data and then determines whether the submitted information identifies the injured party as a Medicare beneficiary. Learn more...
