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SEC. 193. ALLOWING FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HMOS TO OFFER HIGH DEDUCTIBLE PLANS.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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    Section 1301(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300e(b))

is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

            ``(6) A health maintenance organization that otherwise meets

        the requirements of this title may offer a high-deductible

        health plan (as defined in section 220(c)(2) of the Internal

        Revenue Code of 1986).''.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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