Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-943
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2015-02-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

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Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015 </b></p> <p> Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare as secondary payer to repeal requirements for identification of secondary payer situations.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 943 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2015 Mr. Lewis (for himself and Mr. Reichert ) 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 A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Employer Relief Act of 2015 . 2. Repealing section 1862 (b) (5) of the Social Security Act (a) In general Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b) ) is amended by striking paragraph (5). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to information required to be provided on or after January 1, 2016.