,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #c1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,menendez 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cassidy7 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 clarify and preserve 
the breadth of the protections under the
 ,medicare ,secondary ,payer ,act4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,restore ,protections for ,dialysis 
,patients ,act4  #b4 ,clarification and 
preservation of prohibition under       
,medicare ,section #ahfb7;b77#a77;,c7 of
 the ,social ,security ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #aciey7b77#a77;,c77 is        
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by        
inserting 1 or that such an individual  
requires the use of an item or service1 
before during the #ab-month period2 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end of the matter 
following clause 7ii71 the following new
 sentence3 ,notwithstanding any other   

provision of law1 a group health plan   
shall be treated as differentiating in  
the benefits it provides in violation of
 clause 7ii7 if the plan limits1        
restricts1 or conditions the benefits   
the plan provides for renal dialysis    
services as compared to the benefits the
 plan provides for other medical        
services that are necessary to treat    
other chronic medical conditions and    
that are covered under the plan44