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HR 3295 113th Congress House Health Cancer Health care quality Health information and medical records Medicare Performance measurement Women's health

Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2013

Introduced: October 16, 2013 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Oct 18, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 16, 2013
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.
Oct 16, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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 October 18, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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