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  • Chapter 1 - General MSP Overview
  • Chapter 1 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 2 - MSP Provisions
  • Chapter 2 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 3 - MSP Provider, Physician, and Other Supplier Billing Requirements
  • Chapter 3 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 4 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 4 - Coordination of Benefits Contractor (COBC) Requirements
  • Chapter 5 - Contractor MSP Claims Prepayment Processing Requirements
  • Chapter 5 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 5.1 - ECRS Web User Guide
  • Chapter 5.2 - ECRS Quick Reference Card
  • Chapter 6 - Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) CWF Process
  • Chapter 6 Crosswalk
  • Chapter 7 – MSP Recovery
  • Chapter 8 - Affiliated Contractor Interaction with Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs)

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