06/09/2026
If you have Medicare and are involved in a personal injury, auto accident, or workers' compensation case, you must report the claim to the Benefits Coordination & Recovery Center (BCRC). Because Medicare acts as a secondary payer in these situations, failing to properly coordinate benefits can delay your claim or require you to reimburse Medicare from your final settlement.
If you have Medicare and other insurance coverage, each type of coverage is called a “payer.” When there’s more than one potential payer, there are coordination rules to decide who pays first. The first or “primary payer” pays what it owes on your bills, and then the remainder of the bill ...