,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cehj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ciscomani 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smuck]1 &  
,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways &
 ,means1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee on
 ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = 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 increase        
ov]sight & transp>5cy ) respect to      
,m$ic>e bill+ codes4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ov]sight (   
,m$ic>e ,bill+ ,code ,co/ ,act4  #b4    
,increas+ ov]sight & transp>5cy )       
respect to ,m$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+ )   
#bjbe71 ! ,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    
program4