Thanks for your response. We are sending VOLUNTARY refunds. I'm not sure where it came across that we weren't. The question was if the primary notify secondary of refund.
No - I got that they were voluntary. But you know, the only difference between a
voluntary refund, and an
involuntary one, is who catches the mistake first.
My question is - why is it important whether Medicare notifies secondary of the refund or not? So that you don't need to explain why you're also sending
them a refund, or so that you don't have to send them one at all? If you're
voluntarily refunding one, you should voluntarily refund the other
at the same time.
If you're just sending refunds because you're feeling generous, and not because a mistake was made (which is the
only circumstance that you'd be able to only refund one, and not the other - Who knows? Maybe you're just doing your part to reduce the deficit
), then I could see why it might matter if the two are sharing info, but otherwise, it's a moot point. (If that is the case, then I've got an address you can voluntarily send some cash to, while you're at it.
) Whether Medicare tells the secondary or not, you should send out the refunds to both at the same time.