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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bj1 #bjaf,mr4  
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,b5net7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to cont9ue ! use ( 
a #c-mon? qu>t] ,,ehr report+ p]iod =   
heal? c>e provid]s to demon/rate        
mean+ful use = #bjaf "u ! ,m$ic>e &     
,m$icaid ,,ehr inc5tive paym5t programs1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,flexibility 9    
,electronic ,heal? ,record ,report+     
,act4  #b4 ,cont9u+ use ( #c-mon? qu>t] 
,,ehr report+ p]iods = pr(essionals &   
hospitals to demon/rate mean+ful use =  
#bjaf "u ! ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,,ehr     
inc5tive paym5t programs ,9 specify+ !  
,,ehr report+ p]iod "u "p #die ( title  
#db1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 =     
purposes ( titles ,,xviii & ,,xix ( !   
,social ,security ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all cont9ue   
?r\gh #bjaf to p]mit ! use ( a #c-mon?  

qu>t] ,,ehr report+ p]iod to demon/rate 
mean+ful use = purposes ( su* "p1 )\t   
reg>d to ! paym5t ye> or ! /age (       
mean+ful use crit]ia involv$4