PAID Act Proposal Returns to Help With Secondary-Payer Identification

Proponents of legislation aimed at making it easier for workers’ comp payers to identify secondary payers who might be owed money for a claimant’s medical treatment are trying again this congressional session. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, R-Florida, and Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, introduced the PAID Act last year as H.R. 5881, but the bill failed to gain traction before the congressional session ended. The bill could get a boost this time from a Congressional Budget Office analysis that found the PAID Act could save the government $25 million, according to Heather Sanderson, chief l...