Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal 'Redundant' MSP Private Cause of Action

Lawmakers from Illinois and Florida introduced a bill that they say will repeal a redundant private cause of action provision in the Medicare Secondary Payer system. U.S. Reps. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, said they introduced HR 8063, the repair abuses of MSP payments, or RAMP act, to end unfair, unnecessary and costly financial claims. “The outdated provision from 1986 allows persons who incur damages to bring a double damage lawsuit against an insurer and keep payments rather than returning them to the Medicare Trust Fund,” Schneider’s office sai...