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 12 2 STA T .39 91 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 3 5 5 —O CT. 8, 2008 (d d )transpo rtat i on to he a l th c are f acili - ties (ee) de v elop m ent of provider net w or k s and other innovative models to en g age local ph y si- cians and other providers to serve the medi- cally u nderserved within a community; (ff) recruitment , training, and compensa- tion of necessary personnel; (gg) ac q uisition of technology for the pur- pose of coordinating care; (hh) improvements to provider commu- nication, including implementation of shared information systems or shared clinical sys- tems; (ii) determination of eligi b ility for F ederal, S tate, and local programs that provide, or financially support the provision of, medical, social, housing, educational, or other related services; ( j j) development of prevention and disease management tools and processes; (kk) translation services; (ll) development and implementation of evaluation measures and processes to assess patient outcomes; (mm) integration of primary care and mental health services; and (nn) carrying out other activities that may be appropriate to a community and that would increase access by the uninsured to health care, such as access initiatives for which pri- vate entities provide non-Federal contributions to supplement the Federal funds provided through the grants for the initiatives; and (ii) an assessment of — ( I ) challenges, including barriers to Federal programs, encountered by such entities in pro- viding care to medically underserved and unin- sured populations; and (II) advantages and disadvantages of such models compared to other models of care delivery for medically underserved and uninsured popu- lations, including— (aa) quality measurement and quality out- comes; (bb) administrative efficiencies; and (cc) geographic distribution of federally- supported clinics compared to geographic dis- tribution of integrated health systems . ( 5 ) GAOSTUDYONV O L UNT E E R EN HA N C E M ENT.— (A) IN G ENERAL.— N ot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the C omptroller General of the U nited States shall conduct a study, and submit a report to Congress, concerning the implications of e x tending Federal T ort Claims Act (chapter 17 1 of title Deadlin e .R e ports.

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