,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dheg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 
,rogers of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 
,mr4 ,schneider1 and ,mrs4 ,capps7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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 payment under  
the ,medicare program for outpatient    
department procedures that utilize drugs
 as supplies1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,ensuring ,equal ,access to     
,treatments ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,payment
 under the ,medicare program for        
outpatient department procedures that   

utilize drugs as supplies ,section      
#ahcc7t77#b77;,g7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciel7t77#b77;,g77 is amended by       
striking shall and all that follows and 
inserting the following3  shall-- 7i7   
create additional groups of covered     
,,opd services that classify separately 
those procedures that utilize contrast  
agents from those that do not2  7ii7    
create and implement1 for services      
furnished not later than the date of the
 enactment of this clause and in a      
budget neutral manner1 additional groups
 of covered ,,opd services that classify
 separately those procedures that       
utilize a drug 7other than contrast     
agents and diagnostic                   
radiopharmaceuticals7 that both--  7,i7 
has a cost above the drug packaging     
threshold2 and  7,,ii7 functions as a   
supply when used in a diagnostic test or
 procedure2  from those that do not2 and
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