,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,lewis introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend title ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act to extend for #e years   
payment parity with ,medicare for       
primary care services furnished under   
the ,medicaid program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,medicaid ,parity   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,extension of       
,medicaid payment parity with ,medicare 
for primary care services  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #aijb7;a77#ac77;,c7 of 
the ,social ,security ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#ac77;,c77 is      
amended by striking #bjac and #bjad and 
inserting #bjac through #bjai4  7b7     
,extending increased ,,fmap for         
additional payments for primary care    
services ,section #aije7;dd7 of the     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#acif;d7dd77 is amended by striking and 
before ,january #a1 #bjae and inserting 
and before ,january #a1 #bjbj4