,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,enzi1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title    
,,xviii of the ,social ,security ,act to
 improve access to skilled nursing      
facility services for hemophilia        
patients4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,hemophilia ,,snf   
,access ,act4  #b4 ,improving access to 
skilled nursing facility services for   
hemophilia patients  7a7 ,in general    
,section #ahhh7;e77#b77;,a77iii7 of the 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acieyy7e77#b77;,a77iii77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,,vi7
 ,blood clotting factors and other      
medications indicated for the treatment 
of patients with hemophilia and other   
bleeding disorders 7identified as of    
,january #a1 #bjbj1 by ,,hcpcs codes    

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as subsequently modified by the         
,secretary77 and the separate payment   
amount for items and services related to
 the furnishing of such factors under   
section #ahdb7o77#e77;,c74  4  7b7      
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall apply to items and 
services furnished on or after ,january 
#a1 #bjba4