Amy Bilton and Timothy Mercer to Discuss MSP Updates at MSPN 2025 Annual Educational Conference

Nyhan’s Vice President Amy Bilton and Paraprofessional Timothy Mercer will share their insights at the National Medicare Secondary Payer Network (MSPN) 2025 Annual Educational Conference taking place from October 15 – 17 at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Hanover, Maryland.

Amy will moderate the program, “There’s No Place Like Home: Understanding State Law,” from 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 15. The panel will discuss how state law intersects with federal MSP obligations with topics such as:

• How compensability and future medical treatment state laws affect MSP practices.
• When and how state laws can justify zero-dollar MSAs or reduced allocations.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ expectations for documenting medical necessity and treatment limitations under state law.
• Aligning Section 111 reporting with state-specific settlement terms and medical obligations.
• Strategies for defending MSA decisions and Conditional Payment disputes using state law as a foundation.

Tim will join both parts one and two of the session, “Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Conditional Payment Resolutions,” on Wednesday, October 15 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET and 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. ET, respectively. Tim will discuss Section 111 reporting and how it relates to conditional payments and Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Aside review process including:

• The roles of the Commercial Repayment Center, Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center, and U.S. Treasury.
• Appeal and repayment options, including self-calculated and fixed-percentage liability approaches.
• Medicare Advantage Plan recovery and considerations for payment and appeals.

Learn more and register for the conference here.

Amy is a Past President of MSPN and is a nationally recognized workers’ compensation defense and MSP attorney, leading Nyhan’s MSP Compliance practice. She operates across industries and in all levels of insurance to carefully balance the needs of each party and each client’s unique motivations.

Tim is the current Chair of MSPN’s Communications Committee and the lead of Nyhan’s Paraprofessional team who concentrates his practice in the areas of MSP compliance and workers’ compensation.

Nyhan’s attorneys, nurses, and paraprofessionals work with clients nationwide to streamline the complex MSP landscape. Our team skillfully navigates what is covered by Medicare and the underlying state law on a case-by-case basis so that clients only pay what they owe and nothing more. With decades of litigation experience, we understand how to apply both federal and state law to minimize exposure, reduce costs, and secure compliant settlements.

The MSPN is the premier organization for those looking to keep up to date with MSP compliance updates, collaboration opportunities, and advocacy. The non-profit association works to address the issues and challenges of the MSP statute and its effects on workers’ compensation and liability settlements.