[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4331 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4331

  To provide for a Medicaid demonstration project for chronic disease 
                              management.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2005

 Miss McMorris (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
 Otter, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Walden of Oregon) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for a Medicaid demonstration project for chronic disease 
                              management.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Access Project through 
Information Technology (MAP IT) Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID CHRONIC DISEASE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
establish a 2-year project to demonstrate the impact of health 
information technology on disease management under the medicaid program 
under title XIX of the Social Security Act.
    (b) Structure of Project.--The demonstration project shall--
            (1) create a web-based virtual case management tool that 
        provides access to best practices for managing chronic disease; 
        and
            (2) provide chronic disease patients and caregivers access 
        to their own medical records and to a single source of 
        information on chronic disease.
    (c) Competition.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act the Secretary shall seek proposals from States to 
carry out the demonstration project. The Secretary shall select not 
less than four proposals from those submitted by the States, and at 
least one proposal selected shall include a regional approach featuring 
access to an integrated hospital information system in at least two 
adjoining States that permits the measurement of outcomes.
    (d) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall provide for an evaluation of 
the project and a determination of the amount of cost-savings resulting 
from the project.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out the demonstration project under 
this section. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
available until expended without fiscal year limitation.
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