S.Amdt. 382

SA 382. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 364, strike line 23 and all that follows through
line 3 on page 365 and insert the following:
such communication;
(C) where such communication describes only a health care
item or service that has previously been prescribed for or
administered to the recipient of the communication, or a
family member of such recipient; and
(D) where such communication is for the purpose of making
patients aware of alternative treatment options, including
such options which may be cheaper or more effective for that
individual patient.
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