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Section 10 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 10. Benefit Package.
"Members and their dependents are entitled to the following minimum services, subject to the limitations specified in this Act and as may be determined by the Corporation:
"(a) Inpatient hospital care:
"(1) room and board;
"(2) services of health care professionals;
"(3) diagnostic, laboratory, and other medical examination services;
"(4) use of surgical or medical equipment and facilities;
"(5) prescription drugs and biologicals, subject to the limitations stated in Section 37 of this Act; and
"(6) inpatient education packages;
"(b) Outpatient care:
"(1) services of health care professionals;
"(2) diagnostic, laboratory, and other medical examination services;
"(3) personal preventive services; and
"(4) prescription drugs and biologicals, subject to the limitations described in Section 37 of this Act;
"(c) Emergency and transfer services; and
"(d) Such other health care services that the Corporation and the DOH shall determine to be appropriate and cost-effective.
"These services and packages shall be reviewed annually to determine their financial sustainability and relevance to health innovations, with the end in view of quality assurance, increased benefits and reduced out-of-pocket expenditure."
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