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HR 6725 110th Congress House Health Cancer Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medicare

Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008

Introduced: July 31, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 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.
Jul 31, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish budget neutral demonstration projects to test and evaluate methods that: (1) improve the quality of care provided to eligible beneficiaries with certain cancer diagnoses; and (2) reduce expenditures that would otherwise be made under the Medicare program on behalf of such individuals for such diagnoses.

Authorizes the participation of oncology care groups of physicians, or of physicians and oncology nurse practitioners, in such demonstration projects, subject to certain conditions.

What's happening now July 31, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 18, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 11, 2008
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6725: Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6725/
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"H.R. 6725: Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6725/.
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H.R. 6725, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6725/.
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