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of the productivity adjustment under sub-
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clause (I) shall not result in an adjustment
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to the fee schedules under clause (i) being
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less than 0.0 for a year. The application of
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subclause (II) may result in an adjustment
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to the fee schedules under clause (i) being
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less than 0.0 for a year, and may result in
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payment rates for a year being less than
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such payment rates for the preceding year.''.
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(m) C
ERTAIN
D
URABLE
M
EDICAL
E
QUIPMENT
.--Sec-
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tion 1834(a)(14) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
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1395m(a)(14)) is amended--
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(1) in subparagraph (K)--
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(A) by striking ``2011, 2012, and 2013,'';
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and
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(B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon
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at the end;
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(2) by striking subparagraphs (L) and (M) and
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inserting the following new subparagraph:
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``(L) for 2011 and each subsequent year--
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``(i) the percentage increase in the con-
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sumer price index for all urban consumers
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(United States city average) for the 12-
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month period ending with June of the pre-
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vious year, reduced by--
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