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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjah,mr4 ,brady ( ,texas 7= himself &  
,mr4 ,%imkus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & 
,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on 
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title      
,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act to   
cl>ify ! au?ority ( ,,ma organizations  
to provide waiv]s f ,m$ic>e ,advantage  
plans' prior au?orization requirem5ts4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,inc5tiviz+ ,%>$ ,risk 9 ,m$ic>e      
,advantage ,act4  #b4 ,au?ority ( ,,ma  
organizations to provide waiv]s f       
,m$ic>e ,advantage plans' prior         
au?orization requirem5ts ,section       
#aheg7;e7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#bg7;e77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3 

7#e7 ,au?ority to provide waiv]s f plan 
prior au?orization requirem5ts ,9 ! case
 ( an ,,ma organization ) a contract "u 
?is section t applies a prior           
au?orization requirem5t ) respect to any
 item or s]vice cov]$ "u ! ,m$ic>e      
,advantage plan (f]$ by su*             
organization1 su* organization may      
provide = a waiv] f su* requirem5t = any
 provid] ( s]vices or suppli]1 z        
specifi$ by ! organization1 furni%+ su* 
an item or s]vice1 includ+ a provid] (  
s]vices or suppli] t p>ticipates 9 a    
risk-%>+ arrangem5t or value-bas$ paym5t
 arrangem5t1 z su* t]ms are def9$ by !  
organization4  4