,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bebd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,murray1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4         
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4         
,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 
,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4    
,lujn1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4  
,booker1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,padilla1   
,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,hickenlooper1 ,ms4   
,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4     
,murphy7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend ,public ,law #aai-ba to repeal the
 prohibition on making payments under   
the ,medicaid program to certain        
entities4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,restoring         
,essential ,healthcare ,act4  #b4       
,repealing prohibition on ,medicaid     

payments to certain entities  ,section  
#gaaac of ,public ,law #aai-ba is       
repealed1 and1 in the case of any items 
or services furnished as medical        
assistance under a ,state plan 7or a    
waiver of such plan7 under title ,,xix  
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq47 by a prohibited
 entity 7as defined in subsection       
7b77#a7 of such section #gaaac7 during  
the period beginning on the date of     
enactment of ,public ,law #aai-ba and   
ending on the date of enactment of this 
section1 payment for such items and     
services shall be made as if such       
section #gaaac had not been enacted into
 law4