S.Amdt. 3384

1. Adds Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use funds appropriated under the heading "program management" under the heading "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" to enter into a cooperative arrangement with the Comptroller General under which the Comptroller General shall conduct an independent study of the effectiveness and timeliness of the four-tiered system used to determine the frequency and priority for surveying and certifying providers and suppliers participating or desiring to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program. The study shall include an examination of the impact of such system on health care providers and suppliers that have not previously been surveyed and certified for participation in either such program wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: Sec. __. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall use funds appropriated under the heading "program management" under the heading "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services" to enter into a cooperative arrangement with the Comptroller General under which the Comptroller General shall conduct an independent study of the effectiveness and timeliness of the four-tiered system used to determine the frequency and priority for surveying and certifying providers and suppliers participating or desiring to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid program. The study shall include an examination of the impact of such system on health care providers and suppliers that have not previously been surveyed and certified for participation in either such program.

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