draft bill - House of Representatives

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1 model satisfies the criteria described in subsection
2 (d)(1)(B). The Secretary shall periodically make a
3 available a list of such models so approved.
4 ‘‘(3) PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.—To participate
5 under a demonstration program under this sub-
6 section, with respect to an Alternative Payment
7 Model, a physician, practitioner, or other supplier
8 shall enter into a contract with the Administrator of
9 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under
10 this subsection. For purposes of this section, such a
11 physician, practitioner, or supplier who so partici-
12 pates under such an Alternative Payment Model
13 shall be referred to as a ‘participating APM pro-
14 vider’.
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‘‘(4) REPORTING AND EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION ENTI-
TY.—Under this subsection, the Secretary shall
enter into a contract with an independent entity
to evaluate Alternative Payment Models under
demonstration programs under this subsection
based on appropriate measures specified under
subparagraph (B). In this section, such entity
shall be referred to as the ‘independent evaluation
entity’. Such contract shall be entered into
in a timely manner so as to ensure evaluation
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