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ASURIS NORTHWEST HEALTH 2013 MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE: December 31, 9999 This 2013 Medicare Advantage Amendment (the "Amendment") amends the following agreements (collectively, the "Agreements" and each individually, the "Agreement") and any and all amendments, addenda, attachments or exhibits to those Agreements, between Asuris Northwest Health ("Company") and Provider, as that term is defined below: 1. Participating Provider Agreement 2. Participating Provider Medical Group Agreement 3. Participating Facility Agreement 4. Participating Hospital Agreement 5. Participating Organizational Provider (Home Medical Equipment) Agreement 6. Participating Organizational Provider (Laboratory) Agreement RECITALS A. The Provider and Company are parties to one or more of the Agreements. B. The Company desires to amend the Agreements to address changes in Provider compensation payable under the Medicare Advantage program to account for (i) the federal sequestration announced for 2013, and (ii) other future unplanned, unforeseen, or unusual events. C. Therefore, in consideration of those premises and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment. AGREEMENT 1. Definitions. For purposes of this Amendment, the following terms will have the following stated meanings. Any term not defined in this Amendment will have the meaning given to the term in the Agreement. "Advance Monthly CMS Payments" means the advance monthly payments that are made by CMS to Company, in Company's capacity as a Medicare Advantage organization, in return for providing Covered Services to MA Members during those months. "Advance Payment Adjustment" means the amount of any reduction in the Advance Monthly CMS Payments that are made by CMS to Company, expressed as a percentage reduction from the amount of the Advance Monthly CMS Payments that Company would have otherwise received in the absence of the reduction, and that is caused by or that results from any unplanned, unforeseen, or unusual budgetary event that was not contemplated by Company, or that was not contemplated by Provider, or that was not contemplated by both Company and Provider, when Company and Provider agreed upon the Medicare Advantage Compensation that is otherwise applicable or payable to Provider under the Agreement. Unplanned, unforeseen, or unusual events include without limitation any state or federal budgetary sequestrations, any changes in state or federal law or policy, any mid -year budget adjustments, or any unanticipated taxes or fees that cause a reduction in the Advance Monthly CMS Payments otherwise due to, or expected to be received by, Company. Asuris Medical Standard 2013 Medicare Advantage Sequestration Amendment A18816854AA Pagel