,,ii #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #aidh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,june #bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,?une 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>p]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ance ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to p]mit high-d$uctible heal? plans to provide *ronic disease prev5tion s]vices to plan enrollees prior to satisfy+ _! plan d$uctible4 #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s 7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ronic ,disease ,managem5t ,act ( #bjai4 7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a small numb] ( *ronic diseases acc\nt = ! majority ( heal? c>e sp5d+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#b7 ,! ,(fice ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices us$ a delib]ative process involv+ ! ,multiple ,*ronic ,conditions work+ gr\p subject matt] exp]ts 9 cl9ical m$ic9e1 epidemiology1 & public heal? to develop a li/ ( #bj *ronic conditions t are preval5t & pot5tially am5able to public heal? or cl9ical int]v5tions1 or a comb9ation ( bo?4 7#c7 ,limit$ & t>get$ int]v5tions = _m *ronic diseases prev5t ! ne$ = additional1 m co/ly !rapies associat$ ) untreat$ or unmanag$ *ronic diseases t lead to adv]se effects on quality ( life = pati5ts4 7#d7 ,^! types ( *ronic c>e prev5tive s]vices %\ld be enc\rag$ to maximize ! effectiv5ess & positive outcomes ( ! c>e provid$ "u high-d$uctible heal? plans4 7#e7 ,section #bbc7;c77#b77;,c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf explicitly grants ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury flexibility 9 def9+ ! scope ( prev5tive c>e = purposes ( ! prev5tive c>e safe h>bor4 ,z ( ! date ( introduction ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury has refra9$ f ex]cis+ exi/+ au?ority "u su* section to exp& ! prev5tive c>e safe h>bor to include *ronic disease prev5tion4 7#f7 ,9 ! abs5ce ( an expansion ( ! prev5tive c>e safe h>bor by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury1 ! ,*ronic ,disease ,managem5t ,act ( #bjai w\ld expressly p]mit high-d$uctible heal? plans to provide *ronic disease prev5tion & treatm5t1 subject to c]ta9 limitations1 prior to a plan enrollee hav+ met _! plan d$uctible4 7#g7 ,all[+ heal? sav+s acc\nt-eligible high-d$uctible heal? plans to cov] *ronic disease prev5tion & treatm5t on a pre-d$uctible basis promotes ! concept ( ,value-,bas$ ,insurance ,design1 :i* is an effective tool to improve ! quality & r$uce ! co/ ( c>e = ,am]icans ) *ronic diseases1 ) improv$ outcomes via increas$ m$ication adh]5ce1 r$uc$ complications1 & decreas$ em]g5cy dep>tm5t visits4 #b4 ,*ronic disease prev5tion 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #bbc7;c77#b7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by r$esignat+ subp>agraph 7,d7 z subp>agraph 7,e7 & by ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,c7 ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 7,d7 ,safe h>bor = abs5ce ( d$uctible = c>e relat$ to *ronic conditions ,a plan %all n fail to be treat$ z a high-d$uctible heal? plan by reason ( fail+ to h a d$uctible = c>e relat$ to ! treatm5t ( any *ronic condition1 z det]m9$ by ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply to cov]age = mon?s beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4