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The PAID Act amends the Social Security Act to make Medicare secondary payer reporting more transparent. It requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disclose, in response to queries, whether a claimant has been entitled to Medicare benefits in the past three years and to list any Medicare Advantage (Part C) or prescription drug (Part D) plans the claimant is or was enrolled in. The changes affect Medicare beneficiaries, secondary payer plans, and the federal agencies that handle Medicare reporting. The new rules take effect for queries submitted one year after the law is enacted.

Key Provisions

Amends the reporting provision to require the Secretary to identify if a claimant has been entitled to Medicare benefits during the prior three‑year period.
Requires the Secretary to provide the name and address of any Medicare Advantage (Part C) or prescription drug (Part D) plan the claimant is or has been enrolled in during that period.
Applies to queries submitted on or after one year after the Act’s enactment.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

June 26, 2019

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Introduced in Senate

June 26, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Finance Committee

June 26, 2019

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 26, 2019

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.

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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.