3.0.0 1009 2023-01-11T13:19:03Z 2023-01-11T13:19:03Z Senate S S 2009-05-07 111 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-07T20:47:42Z 2009-05-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2009-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-06-18 False Health Health care quality Health information and medical records Hospital care Medicare Health 00 2009-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-28T21:18:02Z Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Care Transitions Program under which outcomes-based payments are made to community-based transitional care (CTC) suppliers for: (1) furnishing care transition services to an individual after discharge from inpatient care; (2) improving quality of care; and (3) reducing rehospitalization rates.

]]> Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 Display Title Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Care Transitions Program in order to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for Medicare beneficiaries. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1009is/xml/BILLS-111s1009is.xml 2009-05-07 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.