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HR 3590 EAS/PP
``(ii) P
AYMENTS
IN
SUBSEQUENT
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YEARS
.--Payment rates in years after the
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year of implementation of such system shall
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be the payment rates in the previous year
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increased--
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``(I) in the first year after imple-
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mentation of such system, by the per-
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centage increase in the MEI (as de-
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fined in section 1842(i)(3)) for the
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year involved; and
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``(II) in subsequent years, by the
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percentage increase in a market basket
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of Federally qualified health center
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goods and services as promulgated
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through regulations, or if such an
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index is not available, by the percent-
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age increase in the MEI (as defined in
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section 1842(i)(3)) for the year in-
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volved.
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``(C) P
REPARATION FOR PPS IMPLEMENTA
-
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TION
.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
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law, the Secretary may establish and implement
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by program instruction or otherwise the payment
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codes to be used under the prospective payment
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system under this section.''.
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