3.0.0 1783 2023-01-11T20:41:51Z 2023-01-11T20:41:51Z Senate S S 2007-07-12 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-12T22:34:23Z 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10757-10758) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-12 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2007-07-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9145-9149) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N Health Administrative procedure Alternative dispute resolution Commerce Department of Labor Economics and Public Finance Education Employee health benefits Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health information systems Health insurance Health insurance portability Higher education Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Law Living wills Medical education Medical malpractice Medical residents Medically uninsured Public-private partnerships Quality of care Small business State laws Tax credits Tax deductions Tax refunds Taxation Health 00 2007-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-11T19:03:46Z Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act - Directs states to implement mechanisms to automatically enroll uninsured individuals in health coverage.

Requires each health insurance issuer in a state to offer a certified qualified core plan that provides coverage required by the state with a standard premium.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals a standard deduction or a refundable tax credit for health insurance.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary) to provide for the establishment in each state of a single market for all health plans offered in the state.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require the Secretary of Labor to promulgate regulations governing small business health plans.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the HHS Secretary to establish the Health Insurance Consensus Standards Board to develop recommendations that harmonize inconsistent state health insurance laws.

Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Establishes: (1) the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology; (2) a public-private Partnership for Health Care Improvement; and (3) the American Health Information Community.

Requires the HHS Secretary to: (1) provide for the development and use of health care quality measures; and (2) develop a Health Information Technology Resource Center.

Authorizes the HHS Secretary to make grants for medical residency training programs or new residency positions.

Requires the HHS Secretary to develop websites to provide information on advance directives and to store and access such directives.

Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Authorizes the HHS Secretary to award demonstration grants to states to develop, implement, and evaluate alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or organizations.

]]> Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act Short Titles as Introduced Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Wired for Health Care Quality Act Introduced in Senate 2007-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1783is/xml/BILLS-110s1783is.xml 2007-08-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10757-10758) 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.