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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Title XVIII of the Social Se-

2 curity Act is amended by adding at the end the fol-

3 lowing new section:

4 ‘‘SEC. 1899B. MEDICARE HEALTH HOME FOR INDIVIDUALS

5 WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a State that has

7 amended its State plan under title XIX in accordance with

8 the option described in section 1945, the Secretary may

9 contract with the State medical assistance agency with a

10 program under such section to serve eligible individuals

11 with chronic conditions who select a designated provider,

12 a team of health care professionals operating with such

13 a provider, or a health team as the individual’s health

14 home for purposes of providing the individual with health

15 home services in the same manner as provided under its

16 State plan amendment.

17 ‘‘(b) HEALTH HOME QUALIFICATION STANDARDS.—

18 The standards established by the Secretary under section

19 1945(b) for qualification as a designated provider shall

20 apply under this section for the purpose of being eligible

21 to be a health home for purposes of section 1945.

22 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.—Payments shall be made under this

23 section in the same manner to a provider or team as pay-

24 ments are made under subsection (c) of section 1945, in-
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