,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bafd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbc,mr4   
,k5n$y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,f9ance  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase        
ov]sight & transp>5cy ) respect to      
,m$ic>e bill+ codes4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,acc\ntability
 = ,long ,t]m ,m$ic>e ,solv5cy ,act4    
#b4 ,increas+ ov]sight & transp>5cy )   
respect to ,m$ic>e bill+ codes  7a7     
,,hhs ,,oig /udy & report  7#a7 ,/udy ,!
 ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all conduct a 
compreh5sive /udy ( ! processes us$ by !
 ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices =  
add+1 modify+1 & remov+ bill+ codes "u !
 ,m$ic>e program "u title ,,xviii ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq474 ,su* /udy %all include  
an analysis (-- 7,a7 ! level & types (  
data & analysis consid]$2  7,b7 tr5ds 9 
! numb] & types ( codes add$1 modifi$1  
remov$1 or revalu$2  7,c7 areas or      

specialties ) ! highe/ gr[?2  7,d7 ef=ts
 by ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid        
,s]vices to monitor effects on outcomes1
 co/s ov] "t1 & o!r issues4  7#b7       
,report ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector
 ,g5]al %all submit to ,congress a      
report conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy       
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 toge!r )     
recomm5dations = su* legislation &      
adm9i/rative action ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
det]m9es appropriate to improve         
transp>5cy & ov]sight ( ! processes     
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7b7 ,annual   
report+ on new ,m$ic>e bill+ codes ,n   
lat] ?an ,june #a ( ea* ye> 7beg9n+ )   
#bjbd71 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human   
,s]vices %all submit to ,congress & make
 publicly available on ! int]net website
 ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid ,s]vices
 a report li/+ any bill+ codes add$ "u !
 ,m$ic>e program "u title ,,xviii ( !   
,social ,security ,act dur+ ! prec$+    
ye>1 along ) ! associat$ volume &       
exp5ditures = su* codes "u ! ,m$ic>e    

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