3.0.0 1651 2023-01-11T19:50:34Z 2023-01-11T19:50:34Z House H HR 2007-03-22 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-23T19:54:30Z Referred to 2007-03-22T14:02:45Z 2007-03-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001037 Rep. Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth D SD N W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2007-03-22 True P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2007-03-22 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2007-05-21 False G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2007-05-21 False W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2007-05-21 False E000226 Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] BOB ETHERIDGE D NC 2 2007-06-05 False S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2007-06-22 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2007-08-03 False Health Access to health care Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Economics and Public Finance Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Health planning Housing and Community Development Information technology Medicaid Medical economics Medicare Performance measurement Quality of care Rural health Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Welfare waivers Health 00 2007-03-22 Introduced in House 2007-06-04T20:07:02Z Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission to develop, coordinate, and facilitate implementation of a national plan for rural health quality improvements. Requires that such plan: (1) identify objectives for rural health quality improvement; (2) identify strategies to eliminate known gaps in rural health system capacity and improve rural health quality; and (3) provide for federal programs to identify opportunities for strengthening and aligning policies and programs to improve rural health quality.

Directs the Commission to: (1) design demonstration projects to test alternative models for rural health quality improvement, including with respect to both personal and population health; and (2) monitor progress towards identified objectives.

Requires the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to implement and evaluate methods for improving the quality of health care in rural communities that include: (1) alternative community models; (2) innovative approaches to the financing and delivery of health services; and (3) the development of quality improvement support structures to assist rural health systems and professionals. Directs the Secretary to: (1) expedite Medicaid and Medicare waivers as necessary to carry out such demonstration projects; and (2) provide for an independent evaluation of such projects.

]]> Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of the Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1651ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1651ih.xml 2007-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.