,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cehi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjba ,mr4 
,issa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,levin of      
,california1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 and ,mr4    
,correa7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1   
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     
provide for a #a-year delay for the     
recoupment of certain payments made     
under the accelerated or advance payment
 programs under the ,medicare program4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,better ,way for ,providers ,to 
,repay ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,providing   
for a #a-year delay for the recoupment  
of certain payments made under the      
accelerated or advance payment programs 
under the ,medicare program  7a7 ,part  

,a ,section #ahae7;f77#b77;,c7 of the   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie;g7f77#b77;,c77 is amended--  7#a7 
in clause 7i71 by striking #a year and  
inserting #b years2  7#b7 in clause     
7ii77,,ii71 by striking and at the end2 
7#c7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the   
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
clause3  7iv7 in the case such hospital 
has submitted any payment to the        
,secretary for payments under such      
program1 suspend any offset described in
 clause 7i7 for a period of time such   
that the aggregate amount of any        
payments so submitted equals the        
aggregate amount of such offsets that   
would have been made during such period 
had this clause not applied4  4  7b7    
,part ,b ,section #beja7;a77#b77;,a7 of 
the ,continuing ,appropriations ,act1   
#bjba and ,other ,extensions ,act       
7,public ,law #aaf-aei7 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking #a year 
and inserting #b years2  7#b7 in clause 

7ii77,,ii71 by striking and at the end2 
7#c7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the   
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
clause3  7iv7 in the case such provider 
or supplier has submitted any payment to
 the ,secretary for payments under such 
program1 suspend any offset described in
 clause 7i7 for a period of time such   
that the aggregate amount of any        
payments so submitted equals the        
aggregate amount of such offsets that   
would have been made during such period 
had this clause not applied4  4