[SchoolFinance] Cash In Lieu of Health Insurance - Medicare

[Heather Reale]

I feel like this goes back and forth depending on what source that it comes
from.

*Heather A. Reale, MBA, Finance*
Director of Finance
Wells-Ogunquit Community School District
hreale at wocsd.org
207-641-6909


On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM Lucie Tabor <ltabor at vuesc.org> wrote:

> This is the response I had gotten from DWLaw when I inquired last May:
> The Medicare Secondary Payer rules (MSP) prohibit paying cash in lieu
> (CIL) to employees on Medicare.  However, the employer can pay CIL to
> employees on  MaineCARE.
>
> Lucie
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM Ida Simmons <isimmons at winthropschools.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Good Morning,
>>
>> In the past, I have not paid cash in lieu to employees if they were
>> enrolled in Medicare coverage based on State Law.  When I google it now, it
>> says in Maine we can offer cash in lieu as long at the employee shows proof
>> of the Medicare coverage.   Can anyone confirm this for me?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ida Simmons
>> Finance Specialist
>> Winthrop Public Schools
>> 207-377-2296 x 2003
>>
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> Lucie Tabor
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> *Valley Unified Educational Service Center (VUESC)*
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