Medicare reporting a bitter pill for lawyers, insurers 

Posted: 1:00 am Mon, November 2, 2009
By Barbara L. Jones

A new Medicare reporting requirement that goes into effect on Jan. 1 could be a prescription for delays in personal-injury settlements and in processing other insurance-related claims, according to both lawyers and insurers. The requirement — which is part of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act — provides that insurers and other third-party liability ...