CMS Related Materials

Documents and Materials

• Workers Compensation Medicare Set-aside Arrangements (WCMSAs) Reference Guide
  Revised April 13, 2026, COBR-Q2-2026-v4.5
• CDC’s 2023 Life Table
  Beginning September 20, 2025, CMS will begin referencing CDC’s “Table 1: Life Table for the total population: United States, 2023” for the Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set Aside life expectancy calculations.
• Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) User Guide
  The NGHP User Guide is available as a series of downloads on this page. It is made up of five chapters: Introduction and Overview, Registration Procedures, Policy Guidance, Technical Information, and Appendices.