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<title>Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-09-17</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study: (1) health disparities; (2) existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities; and (3) priorities for, and expansion of, programs targeting disparities.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to develop guidelines for entities to develop and implement programs to reduce health disparities. Directs the Secretary to incorporate these guidelines into HHS activities.</p> <p>Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for programs to reduce health disparities.</p> Requires the Innovation Center of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test a payment and service delivery model that includes incentives for reducing health disparities.]]></summary-text>
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