Talking the Talk
The Government loves clever acronyms and Medicare is no exception. So if you want to impress people with your MSP knowledge at the next cocktail party, here is the lingo you need to know. Don't blame us when you are not invited back.
Glossary of MSP Acronyms
AWP Average Wholesale Price
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA))
COB Coordination of Benefits Contractor
DOI Date of Incident or Injury
GHP Group Health Plans
HICN Health Insurance Claim Number
ICD-9 International Classification of Diseases, 9
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MMA Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 MMSEA Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Enforcement Act of 2007 MSA Medicare Set-Aside or Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement MSP Medicare Secondary Payer the MSP the Medicare Secondary Payer Act of 1980 MSPRC Medicare Secondary Payer Recovery Contractor NGHP Nongroup Health Plan (Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance),No-Fault Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation Laws and Plans) RRE Responsible Reporting Entity SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program SSA Social Security Administration TPOC Total Payment Obligation to the Claimant WCMSA Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement WCRC Workers’ Compensation Review Center
Categories: Questions and Answers, Medicare Set-Aside
Tags: CMS AWP section 111 Medicare Set-Aside
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