Medicare Secondary Payer
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) is the term used by Medicare when Medicare is not responsible for paying first. (The private insurance industry generally talks about "Coordination of Benefits" when assigning responsibility for first and second payment.) You can find additional information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
HIPAA
In 1996 Congress passed into law the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This Act is comprised of many legislative actions. This site gives you general information from CMS as well as regulations and standards, HIPAA enforcement, and other HIPAA related links:
For additional information regarding the HIPAA Privacy Rule, go the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights Web site:
