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 <h2 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in">LEGISLATION</h2>
 <h4 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style=
 "FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">        </span></span></span>TRHCA
 (Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006) - 12 December 2006</h4>
 <div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em" type="disc">
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="circle">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Text (</span><a href=
 "http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c109:6:./temp/%7Ec1096ahImy::"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HTML</span></a> | <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:h6111enr.txt.pdf"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PDF</span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">)</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Summaries</span></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <h4 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style=
 "FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">        </span></span></span>DRA
 (<a href=
 "http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_bills&amp;docid=f:s1932enr.txt.pdf"><font color="#800080">Deficit
 Reduction Act of 2005</font></a>) - 8 Feb 2006</h4>
 <div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em" type="disc">
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="circle">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/DeficitReductionAct/Downloads/Section6001,6002and6003oftheDRA.pdf">
 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Sections 6001, 6002, and 6003</span></a></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><a href=
 "http://reimbursement.atwiki.com/page/Pricing"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Proposed rules</span></a></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Overviews</span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="square">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><a href=
 "http://www.oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/60600063.pdf"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">OIG recommendations to the HHS
 Secretary</span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> on DRA implementation issues
 (useful background information)</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><a href=
 "http://www.piperreport.com/archives/2006/12/impact_of_defic.html"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">DRA - Drug Pricing Changes in a
 Nutshell</span></a><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> (Piper Report)</span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Kaiser Family Foundation <span class="nobr"><a href=
 "http://www.kff.org/medicaid/7550.cfm">overview</a></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <h4 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style=
 "FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">        </span></span></span>MMA
 (Medicare Modernization Act) - 08 Dec 2003</h4>
 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">
 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><span>o<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MMA
 text [<a href=
 "http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&amp;docid=f:publ173.108"><span style="COLOR: purple">Plain
 text</span></a> | <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/EmplUnionPlanSponsorInfo/downloads/hr1.pdf"><span style="COLOR: purple">CMS</span></a> | <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&amp;docid=f:publ173.108.pdf"><span style="COLOR: purple">PDF</span></a>]</span></p>
 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">
 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><span>o<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MMA
 summaries</span></p>
 <p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in">
 <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'"><span>o<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">       </span></span></span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CMS <a href="http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MMAUpdate/downloads/PL108-173summary.pdf">Legislative
 Summary</a> (04 April 2004)</span></p>
 <h4 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in 3pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in"><span style=
 "FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span>·<span style=
 "FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">        </span></span></span>BBA
 (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) - 07 Jan 1997</h4>
 <div style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em" type="disc">
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="circle">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in">BBA <a href=
 "http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c105:H.R.2015.ENR:">text</a></li>
 </ul>
 </div>
 <h2 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"> </h2>
 <h2 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in">GENERAL GOVERNMENT LINKS</h2>
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><a href=
 "http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">United States Code</span></a></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><a href=
 "http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Code of
 Federal Regulations</span></a></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><a href=
 "http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#800080">Federal
 Register</font></span></a></span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="circle">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href=
 "http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/public-inspection/index.html#spec_C">Documents
 on Public Inspection</a></span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Justia Regulation <span style=
 "TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Tracker</span>, <span style=
 "TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Searcher</span>, and <span style=
 "TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Browser</span> for <a href=
 "http://regulations.justia.com/browse/agency-53/" target=
 "_blank">CMS</a><br></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class=
 "nobr"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HHS</span></b></span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://directory.psc.gov/employee.htm">Employee
 Directory</a></span></span></li>
+<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
+"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://directory.psc.gov/">HHS Organizational
+Directory</a></span></span></li>
+<li style="list-style: none">
+<ul>
+<li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
+"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.cms.hhs.gov/CMSLeadership/">CMS
+Leadership and Organizational Chart</a></span></span></li>
+</ul>
+</li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in; FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class=
 "nobr"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Semiannual Regulatory
 Agenda</span></span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">December 2007 [<a href=
 "http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/10dec20070800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua071210/ua071007.txt"><font color="#800080">text</font></a>]</span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">May 2008 [<a href=
 "http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua080505/ua080505.txt">text</a> | <a href=
 "http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/ua080505/pdf/ua080505.pdf">PDF</a>]<br></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class=
 "nobr"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HHS OIG</span></span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(</span></span><strong><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red">summary attached</span></strong><span class=
 "nobr"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">) <a href=
 "http://oig.hhs.gov/08/Work_Plan_FY_2008.pdf"><font color="#800080">2008 Work
 Plan</font></a></span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href=
 "http://oig.hhs.gov/publications/docs/workplan/2007/Work%20Plan%202007.pdf">2007
 Work Plan</a></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Social Security Act - </span><a href=
 "http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1800.htm"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#800080">Health Insurance for the Aged and
 Disabled</font></span></a></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">CMS - <a href=
 "http://www.cms.hhs.gov/FOIA/02_requests.asp"><font color="#800080">Making a
 FOIA request</font></a></span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</span></span></li>
 <li style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: none">
 <ul>
 <li><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><a href="http://hcupnet.ahrq.gov/"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
 HCUPnet</span></a></span><font size="2"> -- HCUPnet is a free, on-line query
 system based on data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP).
 It provides access to health statistics and information on <u>hospital
 inpatient</u> stays at the national, regional, and state
 level.</font></span></li>
 </ul>
 </li>
 <li><span class="nobr"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href=
 "http://reimbursement.atwiki.com/page/FDA">Food and Drug
 Administration</a></span></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><a href=
 "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PubMed</span></a></span></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.va.gov/">Veterans Health
 Administration</a> - <a href="http://www1.va.gov/health/"><span style=
 "COLOR: purple">Health Care</span></a></span></span></li>
 </ul>
 <h2 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"> </h2>
 <h2 style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr">RELATED REFERENCE
 LINKS</span></h2>
 <ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 3pt 0in"><span class="nobr"><span style=
 "FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><a href="http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/">Introduction
 to Basic Legal Citation</a></span></span></li>
 </ul>