HR 5284 — Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2012

Congress: 112 · Status: active · Israel/Palestine classification: neutral

Sponsor: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] (R-WA)

Summary

Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) create an exception to Medicare secondary payer requirements for certain workers' compensation settlement agreements, and (2) provide for the satisfaction of such requirements through use of qualified Medicare set-asides under workers' compensation settlement agreements.

Cosponsors (10)

• Thompson, Mike (D-California)
• Buchanan, Vern (R-Florida)
• Neal, Richard E. (D-Massachusetts)
• Larson, John B. (D-Connecticut)
• Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA)
• Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL)
• Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
• Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] (R-IL)
• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] (D-IA)
• Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] (R-KY)