Medicare program; establishing procedures for transmitting information between Medicare carriers and Medicare...

This notice announces and describes the procedure for the automatic transfer of claims information from Medicare carriers to Medicare supplemental (Medigap) insurers when a beneficiary has assigned his or her right of payment to a participating physician or supplier. It delineates the roles of the Medicare carriers, Medigap insurers, State insurance departments, beneficiaries, physicians and suppliers, and HCFA. The procedure for the automatic transfer of claims is required by section 1842(h)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 4081(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 and is intended to speed payment of Medicare supplemental insurance benefits to participating physicians and suppliers.