3.0.0 1544 2023-01-12T17:52:50Z 2023-01-12T17:52:50Z Senate S S 2007-06-05 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-05T18:54:13Z Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 110 3370 HR 2007-08-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-06-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7076) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-06-05 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-06-22 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2007-06-22 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2007-10-17 False Health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Data banks Demography Drugs Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Medical records Medicare Performance measurement Prescription pricing Quality of care Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Health 00 2007-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-03T21:44:03Z Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the development of reports, based on Medicare and private data that is publicly available or is provided by the entity requesting the report, concerning national, regional, and service provider- and supplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable format. Requires specified reporting procedures to provide for secure disclosure of Medicare data to Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations meeting certain requirements under contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Quality Advisory Board to: (1) coordinate existing collaborative efforts identifying quality and efficiency health care measures; (2) provide the Secretary with recommendations for development of model quality health care measures; (3) request Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations for reports on existing recommended model quality and efficiency health care measures; and (4) examine how clinical registries can be linked to Medicare data in order to develop reports on the quality and efficiency of service providers and suppliers.

Directs the Secretary to permit researchers that meet existing criteria for appropriate release of Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services data to: (1) have access to all Medicare data; and (2) report on the performance of service providers and suppliers.

]]> Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Display Title Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1544is/xml/BILLS-110s1544is.xml 2007-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.