<div dir="ltr">This is the response I had gotten from DWLaw when I inquired last May:<br><div><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">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.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Lucie</span></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM Ida Simmons <<a href="mailto:isimmons@winthropschools.org">isimmons@winthropschools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">Good Morning,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,255)">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?</div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:large">Ida Simmons</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Finance Specialist</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">Winthrop Public Schools</font></div><div><font color="#0000ff" size="4">207-377-2296 x 2003</font></div><div><br></div><div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Please note my new work schedule effective September 6, 2024:</i></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Monday - Thursday Office Hours 6am - 2pm</i></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000"><i>Friday - Remote 6am - 2pm</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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