,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hhj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #ba1 #bjbc,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,casey7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to require ,med,p,a,c and ,,macpac to biennially conduct a coordinated review and analysis of ,medicare and ,medicaid policy with respect to dually eligible beneficiaries1 and to jointly submit recommendations for policy changes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,coordinating ,dual ,eligible ,recommendations ,act4 #b4 ,coordinated ,med,p,a,c and ,,macpac review and report regarding dually eligible beneficiaries 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,medicare ,section #ahje7;b77#aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;b-#f7;b77#aa77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,the ,commission and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commission 2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,biennial coordinated review and joint report on policies affecting dually eligible beneficiaries 7i7 ,in general ,beginning with the report for ,march #ae1 #bjbd1 and biennially thereafter1 the ,commission shall coordinate with ,,macpac to jointly-- 7,i7 review and analyze aggregate trends in spending1 utilization1 and financial performance under ,medicare and ,medicaid regarding access to1 and the quality of1 care provided under such programs for dually eligible beneficiaries2 and 7,,ii7 include as an appendix to such report-- 7aa7 analyses of such trends2 and 7bb7 subject to paragraph 7#aj71 recommendations for changes to ,medicare and ,medicaid policy to ensure adequate and efficient access to care to improve and maintain the health and functional status of dually eligible beneficiaries and to increase the alignment of the ,medicare and ,medicaid programs in serving such beneficiaries4 7ii7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,each report required under this subparagraph shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of ,congress4 4 7#b7 ,medicaid ,section #aijj7;b77#aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif7;b77#aa77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,biennial coordinated review and joint report on policies affecting dually eligible beneficiaries 7i7 ,in general ,beginning with the report for ,march #ae1 #bjbd1 and biennially thereafter1 ,,macpac shall coordinate with the ,medicare ,payment ,advisory ,commission established under section #ahje to jointly-- 7,i7 review and analyze aggregate trends in spending1 utilization1 and financial performance under ,medicare and ,medicaid regarding access to1 and the quality of1 care provided under such programs for dually eligible individuals2 and 7,,ii7 include as an appendix to such report-- 7aa7 analyses of such trends2 and 7bb7 subject to paragraph 7#ac71 recommendations for changes to ,medicare and ,medicaid policy to ensure adequate and efficient access to care to improve and maintain the health and functional status of dually eligible beneficiaries and to increase the alignment of the ,medicare and ,medicaid programs in serving such beneficiaries4 7ii7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,each report required under this subparagraph shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of ,congress which1 for purposes of this subparagraph1 shall include the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 7b7 ,technical amendments 7#a7 ,medicare ,section #ahje7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie;b-#f7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by inserting ,energy and before ,commerce2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#aj71 by striking section #bjha and inserting section #bfjb4 7#b7 ,medicaid ,paragraph 7#ac7 of section #aijj7;b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif7;b77#ac77 is amended by striking section #bjha and inserting section #bfjb4