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,ways & ,means1 & 9 addition to !       
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title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
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supplem5tal b5efits "u ,m$ic>e          
,advantage4  #a4 ,increas+ data         
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,m$ic>e ,advantage  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,section #aheg7;e7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aciew-#bg7;e77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#f7 ,report+ (              
enrollee-level data on supplem5tal      
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ye>s beg9n+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1      
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( item or s]vice1 z det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y1 & national provid]      
id5tifi]71 includ+ eligibility = su*    
b5efits1 ! types ( b5efit categories    
(f]$1 data on utilization ( & paym5ts = 
su* b5efits 7includ+ ! total am\nt sp5t 
by ! plan = ea* enrollee :o utiliz$ su* 
b5efits & ! total out-(-pocket co/ p]   
utilization = ea* enrollee74  7,b7 ,data
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 9 ,octob] ( ea* ye> 7beg9n+ ) #bjcj71 !
 ,secret>y %all make data submitt$ "u   
subp>agraph 7,a7 available to           
individuals & entities = ! purpose (    
conduct+-- 7,i7 evaluations & o!r       
analysis to support ! program "u ?is    
title2 &  7,,ii7 o!r heal? c>e relat$   
rese>*4  7ii7 ,public use data file ,n  
lat] ?an ,octob] #a ( ea* ye> 7beg9n+ ) 
#bjcj71 ! ,secret>y %all make a public  

use data file conta9+ ! data submitt$ "u
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 website ( ! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid 
,s]vices4  7iii7 ,confid5tiality ,9 mak+
 data available "u ?is subp>agraph1 !   
,secret>y %all h 9 place proc$ures to   
safegu>d ! privacy ( any individually   
id5tifiable enrollee in=mation4  4  7b7 
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is section %all affect !       
collection ( in=mation z propos$        
pursuant to ! notice entitl$ ,ag5cy     
,in=mation ,collection ,activities3     
,propos$ ,collection2 ,comm5t ,reque/1  
publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on ,m>* #ad1 
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