[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2043 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2043

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2007

    Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers) 
 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''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID CHRONIC DISEASE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a 2-year 
project (in this section referred to as the ``demonstration 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 demonstration 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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