,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fcff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ac1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,hudson introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,ways and ,means1 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 amend title ,,xviii of   
the ,social ,security ,act with respect 
to the work geographic index for        
physician payments under the ,medicare  
program1 and to revise the phase-in of  
clinical laboratory test payment changes
 under such program4  #a4 ,extending    
floor for work geographic index ,section
 #ahdh7;e77#a77;,e7 of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciew-#d7;e77#a77;,e77 is amended by   
striking #bjbd and inserting #bjbe4  #b4
 ,revising phase-in of ,medicare        

clinical laboratory test payment changes
  7a7 ,revised phase-,in of reductions  
from private payor rate implementation  
,section #ahcd;,a7b77#c7 of the ,social 
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciem-#a7;b77#c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in 
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjbf and
 inserting #bjbg2 and  7#b7 in          
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71
 by striking #bjbc and inserting #bjbd2 
and  7,b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking  
#bjbd through #bjbf and inserting #bjbe 
through #bjbg4  7b7 ,revised reporting  
period for reporting of private sector  
payment rates for establishment of      
,medicare payment rates ,section        
#ahcd;,a7a77#a77;,b7 of the ,social     
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciem-#a7;a77#a77;,b77 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7i71 by striking #bjbc   
and inserting #bjbd2 and  7#b7 in clause
 7ii71 by striking #bjbd each place it  
appears and inserting #bjbe4