Medicare Secondary Payer Manual (Pub. 100-05), Ch. 7 § 40.18
Medicare Liability Settlement Claim Reimbursement Summary
40.18 – Medicare Liability Settlement Claim Reimbursement Summary
(Rev. 12438; Issued: 01-04-24; Effective: 02-06-24; Implementation: 02-06-24)
The Medicare Liability Settlement Claim Reimbursement Summary provides a worksheet for use in
calculating beneficiary procurement costs, Medicare’s share of the beneficiary’s procurement costs, and
Medicare’s claim to be recovered as follows:
MEDICARE LIABILITY SETTLEMENT CLAIM REIMBURSEMENT SUMMARY
Beneficiary:
HICN:
1. Amount of settlement $
2. Medicare payments (identified by MSP Contractor) $
3. Total Medicare payments $
4. Attorney fees (% of line 1, if applicable) $
5. Other procurement costs incurred by the beneficiary (per attorney) $
6. Total beneficiary procurement costs (lines 4 + 5) $
7. Ratio of beneficiary procurement costs to settlement (line 6 / line 1) %
8. Medicare’s share of beneficiary procurement costs (line 3 x 7) $
9. Total Provider, Physician, or Other Suppliers’ Charges $
10. Medicare’s claim to be recovered (the lesser of line 3 or line 9 minus line 8) $