,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fcff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ac1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,hudson introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod 
to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 
9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*         
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d  
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 ) respect to ! "w geographic index =   
physician paym5ts "u ! ,m$ic>e program1 
& to revise ! phase-9 ( cl9ical         
laboratory te/ paym5t *anges "u su*     
program4  #a4 ,ext5d+ floor = "w        
geographic index ,section               
#ahdh7;e77#a77;,e7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#aciew-#d7;e77#a77;,e77 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ #bjbd & ins]t+ #bjbe4  #b4 ,revis+
 phase-9 ( ,m$ic>e cl9ical laboratory   
te/ paym5t *anges  7a7 ,revis$ phase-,9 
( r$uctions f private payor rate        

implem5tation ,section #ahcd;,a7b77#c7 (
 ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciem-#a7;b77#c77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #bjbf &      
ins]t+ #bjbg2 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+     
#bjbc & ins]t+ #bjbd2 &  7,b7 9 clause  
7iii71 by /rik+ #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbf &     
ins]t+ #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbg4  7b7 ,revis$  
report+ p]iod = report+ ( private sector
 paym5t rates = e/abli%m5t ( ,m$ic>e    
paym5t rates ,section                   
#ahcd;,a7a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#aciem-#a7;a77#a77;,b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ #bjbc & ins]t+   
#bjbd2 &  7#b7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+  
#bjbd ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+ #bjbe4