Cindy Axne: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VII, add the following: Subtitle D--Reducing Administrative Costs and Burdens in Health Care SEC. 731. REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND BURDENS IN HEALTH CARE. Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART E--REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND BURDENS IN HEALTH CARE ``SEC. 281. ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS AND COSTS. ``(a) Reducing Administrative Burdens and Costs.--The Secretary, in consultation with providers of health services, health care suppliers of services, health care payers, health professional societies, health vendors and developers, health care standard development organizations and operating rule entities, health care quality organizations, health care accreditation organizations, public health entities, States, patients, and other appropriate entities, shall, in accordance with subsection (b)-- ``(1) establish a goal of reducing unnecessary costs and administrative burdens across the health care system, including the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, and the private health insurance market, by at least half over a period of 10 years from the date of enactment of this section; ``(2) develop strategies and benchmarks for meeting the go…”