Medicare as secondary payer – Full details

When Medicare As Secondary Payer Until 1980, Medicare was the primary payer for all Medicare covered services except for services covered by workers’ compensation or black lung benefits or paid for by the Department of Veterans Affairs or other government...

MSP Billing Procedures – Detailed reveiw

a. General Requirements When Medicare is the secondary payer, the claim must first be submitted to the primary insurer. The primary insurer must process the claim in accordance with the coverage provisions of its contract. If, after processing the claim, the primary...