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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjae   
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 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 & ,mr4      
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = 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 ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 to remove ! enrollm5t re/riction on    
c]ta9 physicians & practition]s         
prescrib+ cov]$ outpati5t drugs "u !    
,m$ic>e prescription drug program4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,protect+ ,s5iors ,access to ,prop] ,c>e
 ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,remov+ duplicative 
pap]work 9 p]mitt+ c]ta9 non-enroll$    
physicians or practition]s to prescribe 
cov]$ outpati5t drugs "u ,m$ic>e "p ,d  
,section #ahfj;,d-#d ( ! ,social        

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#ajc7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new subsection3  7m7 ,removal ( 
enrollm5t re/riction ,no?+ 9 ?is title  
or section #fdje7;c7 ( ! ,pati5t        
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acie;f note7 %all be con/ru$ 
z requir+1 z a condition ( paym5t by a  
,,pdp sponsor = a cov]$ "p ,d drug      
prescrib$ by an individual :o is a      
physician or :o is a practition]        
describ$ 9 section #ahdb7;b77#ah77;,c7 &
 au?oriz$ "u ,/ate law to prescribe su* 
drug1 t ! individual be enroll$ "u      
section #ahff7;j7 s long z--  7#a7 !    
individual is n o!rwise disqualifi$ f   
be+ s enroll$2 &  7#b7 7,a7 ! individual
 is n a physician describ$ 9 section    
#ahfa7r77#a72 or  7,b7 ! individual is  
su* a physician & ! individual's        
practice prescribes a l[-volume 7z      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y7 ( bill+s = su*  
drugs "u ?is "p4  4