,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #a1 #bjag,mr4
 ,pauls5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,ms4    
,matsui1 & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title ,,xviii ( ! ,social      
,security ,act to ensure t provid]s (   
s]vices receive adequate paym5ts = !    
acquisition ( hematopoietic /em cells "u
 ! ,m$ic>e program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,hematopoetic /em cell acquisition  
paym5ts ,section #ahhf7;d77#e7 ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieww7d77#e77 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,m7  7i7
 ,= co/ report+ p]iods beg9n+ on or aft]
 ,octob] #a1 #bjah1 9 ! case ( a provid]
 ( s]vices t furni%es a hematopoetic /em
 cell transplant dur+ su* a p]iod1 !    
,secret>y %all provide a sep>ate paym5t 
= su* provid] consi/5t ) ! paym5t       
me?odology = kidney acquisition co/s "u 
section #dab4ajj ( title #db ( ! ,code (

 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] 9 lieu ( tak+ into    
acc\nt su* co/s 9 any o!r paym5t made "u
 ?is section4 ,su* co/s associat$ ) su* 
acquisition include co/s associat$ ) !  
foll[+3  7,i7 ,tissue typ+1 includ+ 9 ! 
case t su* typ+ is furni%$ by an        
indep5d5t laboratory4  7,,ii7 ,donor    
evaluation4  7,,iii7 ,! collection ( su*
 cells4  7,,iv7 ,furni%+ ! donor items  
or s]vices relat+ to su* collection4    
7,v7 ,pres]vation & p]fusion4  7,,vi7   
,transportation ( su* cells4  7,,vii7   
,us+ ! s]vices ( ! transplantation      
program describ$ 9 section #cgi ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act4  7,,viii7  
,co/s applicable to su* collection t    
w\ld o!rwise be consid]$ outpati5t co/s 
7includ+ donor & recipi5t tissue typ+ & 
relat$ s]vices furni%$ prior to         
admission74  7,,ix7 ,items or s]vices   
relat$ to su* collection t are furni%$  
by resid5ts & int]ns n 9 approv$ tea*+  
programs4  7,x7 ,all pre-admission      
physicians' s]vices applicable to su*   
collection4  7,,xi7 ,o!r co/s det]m9$   

appropriat$ by ! ,secret>y4  7ii7 ,9 ?is
 subp>agraph1 ! t]m hematopoetic /em    
cell transplant means1 ) respect to an  
individual1 ! infusion ( allog5ic       
hematopoetic cells 7includ+ bone m>r[1  
p]iph]al blood /em cells1 & cord blood  
units1 b n includ+ embryonic /em cells7 
t are n m ?an m9imally manipulat$ & are 
int5d$ to ree/abli% hematopoetic        
function 9 su* individual ^: bone m>r[  
or immune sy/em is damag$ or defective1 
or adv]sely affect$ by a cong5ital      
disord]4  4