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HR 2749 110th Congress House Health Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health information systems Medicare Physicians Quality of care Social Welfare

Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007

Introduced: June 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 15, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 15, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the quality reporting system under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as applied for 2007 before transition to a new voluntary Medicare quality reporting system.

Allows eligible professionals to continue to report to the Secretary specified quality measures for covered professional services in order for the Secretary to refine systems for reporting them.

Prohibits use of the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund for quality reporting bonus payments in 2008.

Specifies quality measures for covered professional services for the voluntary Medicare quality reporting program.

Revises requirements for medical registry-based reporting of quality measures. Directs the Secretary to treat quality measures data as confidential, unavailable to any other party or person. Shields such data from discovery or admission into evidence in any federal or state civil judicial or administrative proceeding.

What's happening now June 26, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1