,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dicb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjbj,mr4 ,paul 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 ensure        
appropriate global surgical package code
 values in the ,medicare program4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,medicare ,reimbursement ,equity    
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,ensuring           
appropriate global surgical package code
 values in medicare ,section            
#ahdh7;c77#h7 of the ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#d7;c77#h77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new subparagraph3  7,d7       
,ensuring appropriate global surgical   
package code values ,for services       
furnished on or after ,january #a1      
#bjba1 the ,secretary shall ensure that 
the valuation of evaluation and         
management 7,e_/,m7 post-operative      

visits is equal to the valuation of     
evaluation and management 7,e_/,m7      
services identified as of ,january #a1  
#bjba1 by ,,hcpcs codes #iibaa-iibae1   
#iibag1 #iibbd-iibbf1 #iibca-iibcc1     
#iibch-iibci1 #iibia-iibib1 and         
#iiced-iiceg 7or any successor codes74  
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