; or (ii) eliminates cause for litigation involving issues in dispute between the claimant and payer. . (b) Satisfaction of secondary payer obligations Section 1862 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (q) Treatment of medicare set-Asides under workers' compensation settlement agreements (1) Satisfaction of secondary payer obligations (A) Full satisfaction of claim obligations (i) In general If a workers' compensation settlement agreement, related to a claim of a workers' compensation claimant, includes a Medicare set-aside (as defined in subparagraph (B)(i)), such set-aside shall satisfy any obligation with respect to payments reasonably expected to be made under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) with respect to such claim. (ii) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the submission of a Medicare set-aside to the Secretary. (B) Medicare set-aside and medicare set-aside amount defined For purposes of this subsection: (i) Medicare set-aside The term Medicare set-aside means, with respect to a workers' compensation settlement agreement, a provision in the agreement that provides for a payment of a lump sum, annuity, a combination of a lump sum and an annuity, or other amount that is in full satisfaction of the obligation described in subparagraph (A) for items and services that the workers' compensation claimant under the agreement received or is reasonably expected to receive under the applicable workers' compensation law. (ii) Medicare set-aside amount The term Medicare set-aside amount means, with respect to a Medicare set-aside, the actual dollar amount provided for in clause (i). (2) Medicare set-aside (A) Satisfaction of medicare set-aside For purposes of this subsection, a Medicare set-aside meets Medicare secondary payer obligations if the Medicare set-aside amount reasonably takes into account the full payment obligation described in paragraph (1)(A), while meeting the