PAID Act

Bill: 116-s-1989
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-06-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Health information and medical records

Insurance industry and regulation

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Provide Accurate Information Directly Act or PAID Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to identify, in response to an inquiry from certain non-group health plans (e.g., liability insurers), whether an individual was enrolled in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or the Medicare prescription drug benefit during the preceding three-year period.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2019 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act or PAID Act . 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— (I) identify to the applicable plan whether a claimant subject to the query is, or during the preceding 3-year period has been, entitled to benefits under the program under this title on any basis; and (II) to the extent applicable, 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. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to queries submitted on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.