Medicare Experts Say Trend in Reimbursement Disputes Bodes ill for Carriers

Medicare experts say that comp carriers should be keeping tabs on a dangerous trend developing in the federal court system on the rights of Medicare Advantage Organizations to get reimbursements from them pursuant to the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Jennifer Jordan, general counsel for Medval, a nationwide provider of legal-consulting services for high-exposure workers' compensation and liability claims, said last Thursday that she has been seeing "increased activity" by MAOs in coming after carriers for all lines of insurance. She said what's worrisome for carriers is &quo...