,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gadi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbd,mrs4 ,steel 7for herself1 ,ms4    
,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,kelly of         
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4      
,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,ms4        
,caraveo1 ,mrs4 ,chavez-,de,remer1 ,mr4 
,bacon1 ,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz1 ,ms4        
,salinas1 and ,mr4 ,valadao7 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 ,,xi of the ,social         
,security ,act to require the ,center   
for ,medicare and ,medicaid ,innovation 
to test a model to improve access to    
specialty health services for certain   
,medicare and ,medicaid beneficiaries4  

#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,equal ,access to ,specialty    
,care ,everywhere ,act of #bjbd or the  
,,ease ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,requiring   
the ,center for ,medicare and ,medicaid 
,innovation to test a model to improve  
access to specialty health services for 
certain ,medicare and ,medicaid         
beneficiaries ,section #aaae;,a of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acae;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection
 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 in
 the third sentence1 by inserting 1 and 
shall include the model described in    
subparagraph 7,b77xxviii7 before the    
period at the end2 and  7,b7 in         
subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at the end 
the following new clause3  7xxviii7 ,the
 ,specialty ,health ,care ,services     
,access ,model described in subsection  
7h74  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7h7      
,specialty ,health ,care ,services      
,access ,model  7#a7 ,in general ,for   
purposes of subsection                  

7b77#b77;,b77xxviii71 the ,specialty    
,health ,care ,services ,access ,model  
described in this subsection is a model 
under which the ,secretary enters into  
an agreement one or more provider       
networks selected in accordance with    
paragraph 7#b7 for purposes of          
furnishing specialty health care        
services 7as specified by the           
,secretary7 to eligible individuals     
through the use of digital modalities   
7such as telehealth and other remote    
technologies7 in coordination with such 
individuals' primary care providers4    
7#b7 ,selection of provider networks    
,the ,secretary shall select one or more
 networks of providers for purposes of  
furnishing services under the model     
described in paragraph 7#a74 ,any such  
network so selected shall-- 7,a7 be     
comprised of at least #ej ,federally    
qualified health centers1 rural health  
clinics1 or community health clinics2   
7,b7 be a nonprofit entity under section
 #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue 

,code of #aihf2  7,c7 have an           
established record of supporting the    
delivery of health care and addressing  
social determinants of health in        
underserved communities in multiple     
regions throughout the country2 and     
7,d7 agree to support public health and 
serve as a national clinical research   
network1 including by conducting        
research with respect to both insured   
and uninsured individuals4  7#c7        
,eligible individual defined ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 the term   
eligible individual means an            
individual-- 7,a7 entitled to benefits  
under part ,a of title ,,xviii1 enrolled
 under part ,b of such title1 or        
enrolled under a ,state plan 7or waiver 
of such plan7 under title ,,xix2 and    
7,b7 located in a rural or underserved  
area 7as specified by the ,secretary74  
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