REBASE MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY PAYMENT RATES.

SEC. 3202. REBASE MEDICARE CLINICAL LABORATORY PAYMENT RATES. Section 1833(h)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(2)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking “paragraph (4)” and inserting “clause (v), subparagraph (B), and paragraph (4)”; (2) by moving clause (iv), subclauses (I) and (II) of such clause, and the flush matter at the end of such clause 6 ems to the left; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: “(v) The Secretary shall reduce by 2 percent the fee schedules otherwise determined under clause (i) for 2013, and such reduced fee schedules shall serve as the base for 2014 and subsequent years.” .