Sec. 6. Additional health and human services activities
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With respect to hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (referred to in this section as HHT ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall award grants on a competitive basis— for an analysis by grantees of the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file to develop preliminary estimates from the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act for— preventable costs of annual health care expenditures associated with untreated HHT furnished to individuals with HHT, including items, services, and treatments; and socioeconomic costs associated with preventable medical events among individuals with HHT who are entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act or enrolled under part B of such title, such as disability expenditures; and to make recommendations regarding an enhanced data collection protocol to permit a more precise determination of the total costs described in paragraph (1).