HR 5901
110th Congress
House
Health
Breast cancer
Communication in medicine
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Medical fees
Medical records
Medicare
Performance measurement
Quality of care
Social Welfare
Women
Women's health
Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 24, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a breast cancer treatment quality performance system to: (1) assess and disclose publicly, through the use of quality measures, the quality of care provided for the treatment of breast cancer by specified health care providers; and (2) base payment to such providers for such treatment on their performance with respect to such measures.
Requires reduced payments to providers that either do not submit data in accordance with the reporting process in the system, or furnish low quality care for treatment of breast cancer.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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