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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue     
,code ( #aihf to provide = cov]age by   
high d$uctible heal? plans ( m$ical     
managem5t ( a *ronic disease )\t        
d$uctible4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,access to ,bett] ,c>e  
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,provision = cov]age 
by high d$uctible heal? plans ( m$ical  
managem5t ( a *ronic disease )\t        
d$uctible  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section        
#bbc7;c77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,e7 ,safe     
h>bor = abs5ce ( m$ical managem5t ( a   
*ronic disease d$uctible  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,a plan %all n fail to be treat$ z a    
high d$uctible heal? plan by reason (   
fail+ to h a d$uctible = m$ical         
managem5t ( a *ronic disease4  7ii7     

,def9ition ( m$ical managem5t ( a *ronic
 disease  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (   
?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m m$ical managem5t 
( a *ronic disease means1 except z      
o!rwise provid$ by ! ,secret>y1 m$ical  
c>e describ$ 9 section #bac7;d77#a77;,a7
 :i* has ! prim>y purpose ( manag+ a    
*ronic condition or disease by prev5t+ !
 onset (1 fur!r det]ioration f1 or      
complications associat$ ) su* *ronic    
condition or disease4  7,,ii7 ,*ronic   
condition or disease ,! t]m *ronic      
condition or disease means a condition  
or disease t is expect$ to la/ = m ?an  
"o ye>1 limits :at a p]son c d1 &       
requires ongo+ m$ical monitor+4  4  7b7 
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is  
section %all apply to plan ye>s beg9n+  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4