MMSEA. I have not, as of today, incurred any medical expenses as a Medicare beneficiary, and am not aware of any medical expenses that Medicare has paid on my behalf and for which the Company may be liable.
MMSEA. 13.1 Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Programs) Extension Act of 2007 (all of which together shall be referred to as “MMSEA”) (P.L. 110-173), contains mandatory reporting requirements (“MIR”) for group health plan arrangements and for liability insurance (including self-insurance), no-fault insurance, and workers' compensation (see 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(7) & (8)). As respects compliance with MMSEA under this Agreement:
MMSEA. I have not, as of today, incurred any medical expenses as a Medicare beneficiary, and am not aware of any medical expenses that Medicare has paid on my behalf and for which the Company may be liable. Successor Transition Agreement and Release of Claims – Xxxxxxxx 4
MMSEA. Claimant understands and acknowledges that the Merck Parties may have a legal obligation under Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“MMSEA”) to report the amount of any payments made to Claimant under this Agreement to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) and/or The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“Medicare”). Xxxxxxxx also acknowledges that the Merck Parties may be required under Section 111 of the MMSEA to identify the nature of Claimant’s illness or injury at issue, as well as other such information about Claimant, Claimant’s counsel, and the products involved, as specified by the Secretary to enable an appropriate determination concerning coordination of Medicare benefits, including any applicable recovery claim. Xxxxxxxx agrees to cooperate fully with the Released Parties, their counsel and agents by executing any and all documents and providing such additional information as may be required by or on behalf of the Merck Parties to comply with the mandatory Medicare reporting requirements of Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007. Claimant and Claimant’s Counsel acknowledge and understand that in entering into this Certification and Release (including the Confidential Release contained herein) the parties have considered the interest of The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (hereinafter “Medicare”) in recovering payments made for medical treatment rendered as a result of any alleged injury or condition forming the basis of or associated with the Released Claims and Liabilities. Further, Xxxxxxxx acknowledges and agrees that the confidentiality of this Certification and Release does not bar the Merck Parties from reporting said information required to be disclosed to CMS or the Secretary under Section 111 of the MMSEA. [The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.]
