S 2408
110th Congress
Senate
Health
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Drugs
Electronic data interchange
Health information systems
Medical fees
Medicare
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Social Welfare
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007
Introduced: December 5, 2007
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14789)
Dec 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14788-14789)
Dec 5, 2007
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make incentive payments for physician use of an electronic prescription drug program (E-prescribing); and (2) reduce by 10% the fee schedule amount for failure to use E-prescribing.
Directs the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report to Congress on progress on implementing E-prescribing under the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14789)
Committees of jurisdiction
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