[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3388 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3388

  To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a private 
 cause of action for damages in the case of a group health plan which 
   fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2023

Mr. Schneider (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) 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 permit a private 
 cause of action for damages in the case of a group health plan which 
   fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement.

    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 ``Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act'' 
or the ``RAMP Act''.

SEC. 2. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR DAMAGES IN THE CASE OF A GROUP 
              HEALTH PLAN WHICH FAILS TO PROVIDE FOR PRIMARY PAYMENT OR 
              APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT.

    Section 1862(b)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395y(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``primary plan'' and inserting 
``group health plan (as defined in paragraph (1)(A)(v))''.
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