,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fgbg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #e1 #bjbj,ms4 ,schrier 7for herself and ,mr4 ,mc,eachin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,armed ,services1 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 hold ,medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified ,,covid-#ai treatment services furnished under part ,a or part ,b of the ,medicare program4 #a4 ,holding ,medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified ,,covid-#ai treatment services furnished under part ,a or part ,b of the ,medicare program 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in the case of a specified ,,covid-#ai treatment service 7as defined in subsection 7b77 furnished to an individual entitled to benefits under part ,a or enrolled under part ,b of title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 for which payment is made under such part ,a or such part ,b1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services 7in this section referred to as the ,secretary7 shall provide that-- 7#a7 any cost-sharing required 7including any deductible1 copayment1 or coinsurance7 applicable to such individual under such part ,a or such part ,b with respect to such item or service is paid by the ,secretary2 and 7#b7 the provider of services or supplier 7as defined in section #ahfa of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex77 does not hold such individual liable for such requirement4 7b7 ,definition of specified ,,covid-#ai treatment services ,for purposes of this section1 the term specified ,,covid-#ai treatment service means any item or service furnished to an individual for which payment may be made under part ,a or part ,b of title ,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq47 if such item or service is included in a claim with an ,,icd-#aj-;,,cm code relating to ,,covid-#ai 7as described in the document entitled ,,icd-#aj-;,,cm ,official ,coding ,guidelines--,supplement ,coding encounters related to ,,covid-#ai ,coronavirus ,outbreak published on ,february #bj1 #bjbj1 or as otherwise specified by the ,secretary74 7c7 ,recovery of cost-,sharing amounts paid by the ,secretary in the case of supplemental insurance coverage 7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of any amount paid by the ,secretary pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 that the ,secretary determines would otherwise have been paid by a group health plan or health insurance issuer 7as such terms are defined in section #bgia of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg-#ia771 a private entity offering a medicare supplemental policy under section #ahhb of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciess71 any other health plan offering supplemental coverage1 a ,state plan under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act1 or the ,secretary of ,defense under the ,,tricare program1 such plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense1 as applicable1 shall pay to the ,secretary1 not later than #a year after such plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense receives a notice under paragraph 7#c71 such amount in accordance with this subsection4 7#b7 ,required information ,not later than #i months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 each group health plan1 health insurance issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 and ,secretary of ,defense described in paragraph 7#a7 shall submit to the ,secretary such information as the ,secretary determines necessary for purposes of carrying out this subsection4 ,such information so submitted shall be updated by such plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense1 as applicable1 at such time and in such manner as specified by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,review of claims and notification ,the ,secretary shall establish a process under which claims for items and services for which the ,secretary has paid an amount pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 are reviewed for purposes of identifying if such amount would otherwise have been paid by a plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense described in paragraph 7#a74 ,in the case such a claim is so identified1 the ,secretary shall determine the amount that would have been otherwise payable by such plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense and notify such plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 ,state plan1 or ,secretary of ,defense of such amount4 7#d7 ,enforcement ,the ,secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty in an amount determined appropriate by the ,secretary in the case of a plan1 issuer1 private entity1 other health plan1 or ,state plan that fails to comply with a provision of this section4 ,the provisions of section #aabh;,a of the ,social ,security ,act shall apply to a civil monetary penalty imposed under the previous sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply to a penalty or proceeding under subsection 7a7 or 7b7 of such section4 7d7 ,funding ,the ,secretary shall provide for the transfer to the ,centers for ,medicare ,medicaid ,program ,management ,account from the ,federal ,hospital ,insurance ,trust ,fund and the ,federal ,supplementary ,medical ,trust ,fund 7in such portions as the ,secretary determines appropriate7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for purposes of carrying out this section4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #c years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,health and ,human ,services shall submit to ,congress a report containing an analysis of amounts paid pursuant to subsection 7a77#a7 compared to amounts paid to the ,secretary pursuant to subsection 7c74 7f7 ,implementation ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the ,secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise4