,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjad,mr4 ,mc,dermott introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to modify the
 surety bond requirement applicable to  
home health agencies as a condition of  
participation under ,medicare4  #a4     
,modification of ,medicare home health  
surety bond condition of participation  
requirement ,section #ahfa7o77#g7 of the
 ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aciex7o77#g77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#g7 provides the ,secretary  
with a surety bond-- 7,a7 in a form     
specified by the ,secretary and in an   

amount that is not less than #ej1jjj2   
and  7,b7 that the ,secretary determines
 is commensurate with the volume of     
payments to the home health agency2 and 
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