S.Amdt. 3039

SA 3039. Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2786 proposed by Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr.
Baucus, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Harkin) to the bill H.R. 3590, to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers
credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other
Federal employees, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 436, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

SEC. 2008. MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Minimum Medical Loss Ratio.--
(1) Medicaid.--Section 1903(m)(2)(A) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xi);
(B) by striking the period at the end of clause (xii) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
``(xiii) such contract has a medical loss ratio, as
determined in accordance with a methodology specified by the
Secretary, that is a percentage (not less than 85 percent)
specified by the Secretary.''.
(2) CHIP.--Section 2107(e)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1397gg(e)(1)), as amended by sections 2101(d)(2), 2101(e),
and 6401(c), is amended--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (O) as
subparagraphs (I) through (P); and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new
subparagraph:
``(H) Section 1903(m)(2)(A)(xiv) (relating to application
of minimum loss ratios), with respect to comparable contracts
under this title.''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after
July 1, 2010.
(b) Patient Encounter Data.--
(1) In general.--Section 1903(m)(2)(A)(xi) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(2)(A)(xi)) is amended by
inserting ``and for the provision of such data to the State
at a frequency and level of detail to be specified by the
Secretary'' after ``patients''.
(2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall apply with respect to contract years beginning on or
after January 1, 2010.
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