; and (C) may include other direct care personnel. (4) Longitudinal comprehensive care planning services The term longitudinal comprehensive care planning services means a voluntary shared decisionmaking process that is furnished by an applicable provider through an interdisciplinary team and includes a conversation with Medicare beneficiaries who have received a diagnosis of a serious or life-threatening illness. The purpose of such services is to discuss a longitudinal care plan that addresses the progression of the disease, treatment options, the goals, values, and preferences of the beneficiary, and the availability of other resources and social supports that may reduce the beneficiary’s health risks and promote self-management and shared decisionmaking. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. VI Other Policies to Improve Care for the Chronically Ill 601. Providing prescription drug plans with parts A and B claims data to promote the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes Section 1860D–4(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Providing prescription drug plans with parts A and B claims data to promote the appropriate use of medications and improve health outcomes (A) Process Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall establish a process under which a PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan may submit a request for the Secretary to provide the sponsor, on a periodic basis and in an electronic format, beginning in plan year 2020, data described in subparagraph (D) with respect to enrollees in such plan. Such data shall be provided without regard to whether such enrollees are described in clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A). (B) Purposes A PDP sponsor may use the data provided to the sponsor pursuant to subparagraph (A) for any of the following purposes: (i) To optimize therapeutic outcomes through improved medication use, as such phrase is used in clause (i) of