[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1607 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1607

  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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 16, 2023

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Hassan) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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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 (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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