On October 17, 2011, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rob Portman (R-OH), Ben Nelson (D-NE), and Richard Burr (R-NC), introduced S. 1718, The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act (SMART Act), in the Senate.  The goal of the proposed legislation is to make the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) system more efficient and effective. The SMART Act was also introduced in the House of Representatives last March.  Click here to see discussion of the SMART Act.