S 3659
112th Congress
Senate
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement
Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act
Introduced: December 5, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 5, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal its revisions to requirements for contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs).
Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to specify expenditures or funding for: (1) 3-year QIO contracts for contract periods beginning on or after August 1, 2014, and ending on or before July 31, 2021, but with a certain reduction in aggregate funds payable after October 1, 2014; and (2) contracts with utilization and quality control peer review organizations for any contract period beginning on or after August 1, 2014.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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