Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (14 Sep 2006): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
The Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006, if enacted, would amend Medicare law to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare. It would establish procedures for creating and releasing reports based on Medicare data and other available information. These reports would aim to inform the public about the performance of healthcare providers and suppliers, and to educate consumers on evaluating healthcare services.
The bill would create a Quality Advisory Board to recommend quality healthcare measures and examine how to link clinical registries with Medicare data. It would also allow researchers, who meet existing criteria, to access all Medicare data and report on provider and supplier performance. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would be responsible for establishing procedures and contracts with entities to develop and release these reports, ensuring beneficiary privacy is protected.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in September 2006 and was referred to the Committee on Finance. It has not moved beyond its initial introduction in the 109th Congress.
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Official summary
Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the development of reports, based on Medicare and private data that is publicly available or is provided by the entity requesting the report, concerning national, regional, and service provider- and supplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable format. Requires specified reporting procedures to provide for disclosure of Medicare data to Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations meeting certain requirements under contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Directs the Secretary to establish a Quality Advisory Board to: (1) coordinate existing collaborative efforts identifying quality and efficiency health care measures; (2) provide the Secretary with recommendations for development of model quality health care measures; (3) request Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations for reports on existing recommended model quality and efficiency health care measures; and (4) examine how clinical registries can be linked to Medicare data in order to develop reports on the quality and efficiency of service providers and suppliers.
Directs the Secretary to permit researchers that meet existing criteria for appropriate release of Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid Services data to: (1) have access to all Medicare data; and (2) report on the performance of service providers and suppliers.
Timeline
14 Sep 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 3900 do?
- The Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006, if enacted, would amend Medicare law to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare. It would establish procedures for creating and releasing reports based on Medicare data and other available information. These reports would aim to inform the public about the performance of healthcare providers and suppliers, and to educate consumers on evaluating healthcare services. The bill would create a Quality Advisory Board to recommend quality healthcare measures and examine how to link clinical registries with Medicare data. It would also allow researchers, who meet existing criteria, to access all Medicare data and report on provider and supplier performance. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would be responsible for establishing procedures and contracts with entities to develop and release these reports, ensuring beneficiary privacy is protected. This bill was introduced in the Senate in September 2006 and was referred to the Committee on Finance. It has not moved beyond its initial introduction in the 109th Congress.
- Has S. 3900 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 3900. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 3900?
- S. 3900 was sponsored by Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] (R-NH), with 5 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 3900?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (14 Sep 2006).
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