RAMP Act

Bill: 118-hr-3388
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2023-05-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act or the RAMP Act</b></p> <p>This bill restricts the private right of action against insurance plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer.</p> <p>Current law allows for a private right of action against primary plans that do not provide appropriate primary payment in cases in which Medicare is a secondary payer; this provision applies to group health plans, workers' compensation plans, automobile or liability insurance plans, and no-fault insurance plans. The bill limits this provision to group health plans.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3388 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repair Abuses of MSP Payments Act or the RAMP Act . 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)) .