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1 ‘‘(B) ESTABLISHMENT OF TARGET SPEND-

2 ING LEVEL.—For purposes of this paragraph,

3 the Secretary shall compute an estimated an-

4 nual spending target based on the amount the

5 Secretary estimates would have been spent in

6 the absence of this section, for items and serv-

7 ices covered under parts A and B furnished to

8 applicable beneficiaries for each qualifying med-

9 ical home under this section. Such spending

10 targets shall be determined on a per capita

11 basis. Such spending targets shall include a risk

12 corridor that takes into account normal vari-

13 ation in expenditures for items and services cov-

14 ered under parts A and B furnished to such

15 beneficiaries with the size of the corridor being

16 related to the number of applicable beneficiaries

17 furnished services by each medical home. The

18 spending targets may also be adjusted for such

19 other factors as the Secretary determines ap-

20 propriate.

21 ‘‘(C) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Subject to

22 performance on quality measures, a qualifying

23 medical home is eligible to receive an incentive

24 payment under this section if actual expendi-
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tures for a year for the applicable beneficiaries

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