12 2 STA T . 2 56 6 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 7 5 —J UL Y 15 , 200 8(B)insubpar a g rap h (B) , b y s t ri k ing ‘ ‘ No t l at e r than J anuary 1 , 20 0 9 , ’ ’an d inserting ‘‘Not later than 1 year a f ter the first date that pay m ents are made under se c tion 1 847 of the S ocial Security A ct,’’
and ( C ) by adding at the end the follo w ing new subpara - graph
‘‘(C) TOPICS.— The topics specified in this subpara- graph, for the study under subparagraph (A) concerning the competiti v eac q uisition program, are the following: ‘‘(i) Beneficiary access to items and services under the program, including the impact on such access of awarding contracts to bidders that— ‘‘( I ) did not have a physical presence in an area where they received a contract; or ‘‘(II) had no previous e x perience providing the product category they were contracted to provide. ‘‘(ii) Beneficiary satisfaction with the program and cost savings to beneficiaries under the program. ‘‘(iii) Costs to suppliers of participating in the pro- gram and recommendations about ways to reduce those costs without compromising quality standards or savings to the M edicare program. ‘‘(iv) Impact of the program on small business sup- pliers. ‘‘(v) Analysis of the impact on utili z ation of dif- ferent items and services paid within the same H ealthcare Common P rocedure Coding System (HCPCS) code. ‘‘(vi) Costs to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, including payments made to contractors, for administering the program compared with administra- tion of a fee schedule, in comparison with the relative savings of the program. ‘‘(vii) Impact on access, Medicare spending, and beneficiary spending of any difference in treatment for diabetic testing supplies depending on how such supplies are furnished. ‘‘(viii) Such other topics as the Comptroller G eneral determines to be appropriate.’’. (2) DELAY I N O TH E RD EADLINES.— (A) PRO G RA M AD V ISORY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.— Section 1847(c)( 5 ) of the Social Security Act (42 U .S.C. 1 3 95w – 3(c)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011’’. (B) SECRETARIAL REPORT.—Section 1847(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2011’’. (C) IG REPORT.—Section 302(e) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public L aw 108-173) is amended by striking ‘‘July 1, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2011’’. (3) E VAL U ATION O F CERTAIN CODE.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall evaluate the existing Health Care Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for negative pressure wound therapy to ensure accurate reporting and billing for items and services under such codes. In carrying out such evaluation, the Secretary shall use an existing process, 42USC1395mnote. 42 USC 1395 w– 3 note.
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