,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #accc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjag,mr4 
,carter of ,georgia 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 allow ,states 
more flexibility with respect to using  
contractors to make eligibility         
determinations on behalf of the ,state  
,medicaid plan4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,freedom to    
,use ,contracted ,entities ,act4  #b4   
,state flexibility to use contractors to
 make eligibility determinations on     
behalf of ,state ,section #aijb7;a77#e7 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a7a77#e77 is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon at the   
end the following3 1 but such           
determinations of eligibility may be    
made1 at the option of a ,state1 under a
 contract with another ,state or local  
agency or a contractor so long as the   

contract does not provide incentives for
 the agency or contractor to delay      
eligibility determinations or to deny   
eligibility for individuals otherwise   
eligible for medical assistance4