,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #aa1       
#bjah,mr4 ,brady of ,texas 7for himself 
and ,mr4 ,shimkus7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act to clarify   
the authority of ,,ma organizations to  
provide waivers from ,medicare          
,advantage plans' prior authorization   
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,incentivizing 
,shared ,risk in ,medicare ,advantage   
,act4  #b4 ,authority of ,,ma           
organizations to provide waivers from   
,medicare ,advantage plans' prior       
authorization requirements ,section     

#aheg7;e7 of the ,social ,security ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#bg7;e77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#e7          
,authority to provide waivers from plan 
prior authorization requirements ,in the
 case of an ,,ma organization with a    
contract under this section that applies
 a prior authorization requirement with 
respect to any item or service covered  
under the ,medicare ,advantage plan     
offered by such organization1 such      
organization may provide for a waiver   
from such requirement for any provider  
of services or supplier1 as specified by
 the organization1 furnishing such an   
item or service1 including a provider of
 services or supplier that participates 
in a risk-sharing arrangement or        
value-based payment arrangement1 as such
 terms are defined by the organization4 
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