Category: Medicare

On an annual basis, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) require all employers who provide a group health plan to their employees to disclose whether the plan has creditable drug coverage under Medicare Part D. Employers must notify CMS and all Medicare eligible participants in the health plan of the plan’s drug coverage […]

If you have Medicare and other health coverage, each type of coverage is called a “payer .” When there’s more than one payer, Medicare Secondary Payer or “coordination of benefits” rules decide who pays first. The “primary payer” pays what it owes on your bills first, and then you or your health care provider sends […]