,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,s5s5br5n] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cumm+s7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &    
,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title ,,xi ( ! ,social
 ,security ,act to provide = ! public   
availability ( ,m$ic>e claims data4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,m$ic>e ,data ,access = ,transp>5cy &   
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,public       
availability ( m$ic>e claims data  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,section #aabh;,j ( ! ,social  
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;a-#gk7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7f7 ,public    
availability ( m$ic>e claims data  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t  
consi/5t ) applicable in=mation1        

privacy1 security1 & disclosure laws1   
includ+ ! regulations promulgat$ "u !   
,heal? ,insurance ,portability &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif & section   
#eeb;a ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
make available to ! public claims &     
paym5t data ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices relat$ to title ,,xviii1
 includ+ data on paym5ts made to any    
provid] ( s]vices or suppli] "u su*     
title4  7#b7 ,implem5tation  7,a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #ca1 #bjad1 !
 ,secret>y %all promulgate regulations  
to c>ry out ?is subsection4  7,b7       
,requirem5ts ,! regulations promulgat$  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all ensure t--  7i7
 ! data describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is made
 available to ! public ?r\gh a se>*able 
database t ! public c access at no co/2 
7ii7 su* database--  7,i7 includes !    
am\nt paid to ea* provid] ( s]vices or  
suppli] "u title ,,xviii1 ! items or    
s]vices = :i* su* paym5t 0 made1 & !    
location ( ! provid] ( s]vices or       
suppli]2  7,,ii7 is organiz$ bas$ on !  

specialty or ! type ( provid] ( s]vices 
or suppli] involv$2  7,,iii7 is se>*able
 bas$ on ! type ( items or s]vices      
furni%$2 &  7,,iv7 includes a disclaim] 
t ! aggregate data 9 ! database does n  
reflect on ! quality ( ! items or       
s]vices furni%$ or ( ! provid] ( s]vices
 or suppli] :o furni%$ ! items or       
s]vices2 &  7iii7 ea* provid] ( s]vices 
or suppli] 9 ! database is id5tifi$ by a
 unique id5tifi] t is available to !    
public 7su* z ! ,national ,provid]      
,id5tifi] ( ! provid] ( s]vices or      
suppli]74  7,c7 ,scope ( data ,!        
database %all include data = fiscal ye> 
#bjad1 & ea* ye> fiscal ye> !reaft]4  4 
7b7 ,in=mation n exempt "u ! ,fre$om (  
,in=mation ,act ,! t]m p]sonnel & m$ical
 files & simil> files ! disclosure ( :i*
 w\ld con/itute a cle>ly unw>rant$      
invasion ( p]sonal privacy1 z us$ 9     
section #eeb7;b77#f7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 does n include ! in=mation
 requir$ to be made available to !      
public "u section #aabh;,j7f7 ( !       

,social ,security ,act1 z add$ by       
subsection 7a74