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1 ficiaries with chronic conditions under such op-
2 tion.
3 (b) SPECIALTY MEDICAL HOMES.—Title XVIII of
4 the Social Security Act, as amended by subsection (a), is
5 further amended by adding at the end the following new
6 section:
7 ‘‘SEC. 1899C. SPECIALTY MEDICAL HOMES.
8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 30
9 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the
10 Secretary may contract with a national or multi-state re-
11 gional center of excellence with a network of affiliated
12 local providers to provide through one or more medical
13 homes for targeted, accessible, continuous, and coordi-
14 nated care to individuals under this title and title XIX
15 with a long-term illness or medical condition that requires
16 regular medical treatment, advising, and monitoring.
17 ‘‘(b) MEDICAL HOME DEFINED.—In this section, the
18 term ‘medical home’ means a medical entity that—
19 ‘‘(1) specializes in the care for a specific long-
20 term illness or medical condition, including related
21 comorbidities;
22 ‘‘(2) leads the development of related evidence-
23 based clinical standards and research;
24 ‘‘(3) has a network of affiliated personal physi-
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cians and patient treatment facilities;
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