Mandatory Medicare Secondary Payer

MANDATORY MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER

LIST OF COMMON ACRONYMS

CMS – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

COBC – Coordination of Benefits Contractor

COBSW - Coordination of Benefits Secure Website

EDI – Electronic Data Interchange

HICN – Health Insurance Claim Number (issued by Medicare to Beneficiaries)

MMSEA – Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act

MSA – Medicare Set Aside

MSP – Medicare Secondary Payer

NGHP – Non-Group Health Plan (category used by CMS for self-insurers)

ORM – Ongoing Responsibility for Medicals

RRE – Responsible Reporting Entity

TIN – Taxpayer Identification Number

TPA – Third Party Administrator

TPOC – Total Payment Obligation to Claimant

URL – Uniform Resource Locator (i.e. website address)