Kate Riordan, J.D.
Kate Riordan, J.D., is director of Medicare Secondary Payer initiatives for Casualty Solutions at Verisk. You can contact Kate at kriordan@verisk.com.
4/11/2025 - 5 min read
How Ethical AI is Reshaping Claims Handling with Discovery Navigator
Explore how responsible AI can streamline complex claims while building trust with regulators and policyholders.
2/18/2025 - 5 min read
Effective AI Governance for Insurance Claims Solutions
Learn how insurers can responsibly use AI for claims processes, mitigating risks and ensuring compliance.
12/22/2022 - 14 min read
Is the other “M” on your radar? 5 things to know about Medicaid and how we can help!
It is no secret that Medicare secondary payer compliance issues often dominate the claims landscape and discussion.
12/9/2022 - 17 min read
The PAID Act one year after implementation – How is it going? What are we seeing?
On 12/11/21, the (PAID Act) went live following a year-long implementation roll-out by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
6/10/2022 - 25 min read
The United States Supreme Court rules that Medicaid may seek recovery from settlement payments representing future medical care
The Court rejected the plaintiff’s argument that Medicaid’s recovery was limited to only that portion of the settlement representing past medical care.
6/25/2021 - 10 min read
CMS discusses PAID Act implementation plans and timelines on webinar
On June 23rd, CMS held a webinar to discuss its plans to implement the PAID Act for non-group health plan (NGHP) responsible reporting entities (RREs).
4/14/2021 - 10 min read
CMS’s Section 111 penalty proposals – current status and FAQs
There remains much anticipation regarding the current state of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) Section 111 civil money penalties proposals.
3/12/2021 - 4 min read
The COMP Act is reintroduced in the U.S. Senate
On 3/10/21, Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Coordination of Medicare Payments and Workers’ Compensation Act (COMP Act) (S. 653) into the United States Senate.
12/14/2020 - 14 min read
The PAID Act is now law
It requires CMS to expand its Section 111 Query Process to identify whether a claimant is currently entitled to.
12/9/2020 - 5 min read
PAID Act passes House, moves to the Senate
The House of Representatives passed the PAID Act as a stand-alone bill and as part of the BENES Act of 2019. Both bills now move to the Senate for further consideration.
8/20/2020 - 8 min read
What’s up in D.C.? Medicare Secondary Payer reform efforts – status update
With the current Congressional session ending on 1/3/21, attention is on two pending Medicare Secondary Payer reform efforts: The PAID Act & the COMP Act.
8/14/2020 - 3 min read
CMS holds Section 111 NGHP update webinar
On 8/13, CMS held a webinar on Section 111 non-group health plan reporting. The webinar covered NGHP Section 111 reporting best practices and MSPRP enhancements.
7/2/2020 - 21 min read
Eleventh Circuit rules that Florida Medicaid may seek recovery of its past payments from those portions of the settlement agreement representing past and future medical care
In a new Florida Medicaid decision, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Gallardo v. Dudek, 2020 ruled Florida Medicaid may seek recovery of payments made for a beneficiary’s treatment from the amounts of a settlement agreement representing both past and future medical care.
5/1/2020 - 19 min read
Court finds state of Rhode Island compliant with Section 111 despite its inability to obtain social security information to determine Medicare status and enforces settlement
The U.S. District Court in Ruiz v. Rhode Island was called upon to address whether a personal injury settlement should be enforced even though the defendant was unable to obtain the plaintiff’s social security number, or the last five digits of his SSN, to determine his Medicare status through CMS’s Section 111 Query Process.
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