On the recordJune 26, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1228 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2013''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE BETTER HEALTH REWARDS PROGRAM. Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``medicare better health rewards program ``Sec. 1849. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a Better Health Rewards Program (in this section referred to as the `Program') under which incentives are provided to Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily agree to participate in the Program. ``(b) Enrollment.--A health professional participating in the Program shall provide their patients who are Medicare beneficiaries with a description of and an opportunity to enroll in the Program on a voluntary basis. If a Medicare beneficiary elects to enroll in the Program, the health professional shall inform the Secretary of the individual's enrollment through a process established by the Secretary, which does not impose additional administrative requirements on the participating health professional.…





