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Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: September 18, 2007 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided.

Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to assure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions): (1) a federally qualified health center; (2) rural health clinics and rural health networks; (3) a hospital with a low-income utilization rate greater than 25% or a critical access hospital; (4) a public health department; and (5) an interested public or private sector health care provider or organization that has traditionally served medically uninsured and low-income individuals.

Authorizes the Secretary, in awarding grants, to provide priority to applicants that demonstrate the greatest unmet need for a more coordinated system of care.

Requires a grantee to use amounts provided only for: (1) direct expenses associated with achieving greater integration of a health care delivery system to directly provide or ensure the provision of a broad range of culturally competent services; and (2) direct patient care and service expansions to fill identified or documented gaps within an integrated delivery system.

Requires entities to report annually to the Secretary. Conditions grant renewal on demonstrable progress in meeting goals.

What's happening now September 18, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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