,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjah,mr4 ,meadows introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,health and ,human ,services to        
consider the ,margaret ,r4 ,pardee      
,memorial ,hospital as a covered entity 
for purposes of the #cdj;,b drug        
discount program4  #a4 ,consideration of
 ,margaret ,r4 ,pardee ,memorial        
,hospital as covered entity for purposes
 of #cdj;,b drug discount program       
,notwithstanding the definition of a    
covered entity under paragraph 7#d7 of  
section #cdj;,b7a7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bef;b7a771 the ,secretary of ,health   
and ,human ,services shall consider the 
,margaret ,r4 ,pardee ,memorial         
,hospital located in ,hendersonville1   
,north ,carolina1 as a covered entity   
under such paragraph for purposes of    

allowing the ,margaret ,r4 ,pardee      
,memorial ,hospital to participate in   
the drug discount program under such    
section #cdj;,b4