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1 in such proportion as provides for a sharing of
2 the savings from such better-than-expected per-
3 formance between the hospital and the program
4 under this title.
5 ‘‘(B) HOSPITAL DESCRIBED.—A hospital
6 described in this subparagraph is an applicable
7 hospital (as defined in paragraph (5)(C)) not
8 subject to a payment change under paragraph
9 (1) and for which the positive readmission ratio
10 (described in subparagraph (C)) is greater than
11 1.
12 ‘‘(C) POSITIVE READMISSION RATIO.—The
13 positive readmission ratio described in this sub-
14 paragraph for a hospital is the ratio of—
15 ‘‘(i) the risk adjusted expected re-
16 admissions (described in subclause (II) of
17 paragraph (4)(C)(i)); to
18 ‘‘(ii) the risk adjusted readmissions
19 based on actual readmissions (described in
20 subclause (I) of such paragraph).’’.
21 SEC. 102. HEALTH HOMES AND MEDICAL HOMES.
22 (a) MEDICARE CHRONIC CARE COUNTERPART TO
23 MEDICAID ‘‘HEALTH HOME’’.—
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