Verisk Analytics : Government Shutdown – MSP Update

As the partial government shutdown continues, questions are being raised as to the shutdown's impact on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) activities concerning Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance.

According to ISO Claims Partners' research and sources, the partial government shutdown is not expected to impact MSP contractor operations as CMS, the Commercial Repayment Center (CRC), the Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center (BCRC), and Workers' Compensation Review Center (WCRC) are funded for the fiscal year. If this status should change for whatever reason, we will update as necessary.

Going forward, ISO Claims Partners will provide further updates should the partial government shutdown impact any aspect of MSP compliance. In the interim please contact Kate Riordan if you have any questions at [e-mail].

Kate Riordan is the director of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) initiatives at ISO Claims Partners. She has well over five years of experience in completing Medicare Set-Asides and obtaining CMS approvals, with a concentration in California claims. Kate graduated Bowdoin College and Suffolk University Law School and is a Medicare Set-Aside Certified Consultant.