[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5881 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5881

    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 2018

  Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Kind) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
 and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Provide Accurate Information 
Directly Act'' or ``PAID Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSPARENCY OF MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER REPORTING INFORMATION.

    Section 1862(b)(8)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
395y(b)(8)(G)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``information.--The Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) Specified information.--In 
                        responding to any query related to subparagraph 
                        (A)(i), the Secretary, notwithstanding any 
                        other provision of law, shall identify to the 
                        applicable plan whether a claimant subject to 
                        the query is, or during the preceding 3-year 
                        period had been--
                                    ``(I) entitled to benefits (or 
                                enrolled for benefits) under the 
                                program under this title on any basis, 
                                and to the extent applicable, shall 
                                identify by plan name and address any 
                                Medicare Advantage plan under part C 
                                and any prescription drug plan under 
                                part D in which the claimant is 
                                enrolled or has been enrolled during 
                                such period; or
                                    ``(II) eligible for benefits under 
                                a State plan (or waiver of such plan) 
                                under the program under title XIX on 
                                any basis, and whether the claimant is 
                                enrolled, or has been enrolled during 
                                such period under such State plan (or 
                                waiver).''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to 
queries submitted on or after the date that is 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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