Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (24 May 2007): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
What this bill does
The Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain Medicare data to specific government agencies and approved research centers. This data would include prescription drug plan information, linked with hospital, physician, and other medical claims, utilization, and diagnostic data. The purpose of this data release would be for research aimed at improving public health, focusing on the safety, effectiveness, and quality of healthcare services.
Government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institutes of Health would be able to access this data for their research objectives. Additionally, university-based research centers and other organizations with a primary mission of public health research would also be eligible to receive the data, provided they meet specific criteria related to scientific expertise, capability, and a commitment to public dissemination of findings. The data would exclude negotiated price concessions.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in May 2007 and referred to the Committee on Finance. It has not progressed further. If enacted, the Secretary would be required to prepare linked sets of data for release by July 1, 2008, and would need to establish processes for data release, confidentiality, and reporting on the use of the data.
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Official summary
Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to: (1) enter into data release agreements on an annual basis with specified agencies to provide access to relevant data (excluding negotiated price concessions) submitted by prescription drug (PD) plans and MedicareAdvantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and linked to hospital, physician, and other relevant medical claims, utilization, and diagnostic Medicare and Medicaid (SSA title XIX) data; and (2) permit such agencies to link data provided under this Act with other relevant health data as needed by the agency in order to accomplish its research objectives.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) enter into data use agreements with specified research centers and organizations to provide access to same kind of data; (2) permit them to link it with other relevant health data for research purposes; and (3) prepare the linked sets of data for release by July 1, 2008.
Timeline
24 May 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Common questions
- What does S. 1507 do?
- The Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain Medicare data to specific government agencies and approved research centers. This data would include prescription drug plan information, linked with hospital, physician, and other medical claims, utilization, and diagnostic data. The purpose of this data release would be for research aimed at improving public health, focusing on the safety, effectiveness, and quality of healthcare services. Government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institutes of Health would be able to access this data for their research objectives. Additionally, university-based research centers and other organizations with a primary mission of public health research would also be eligible to receive the data, provided they meet specific criteria related to scientific expertise, capability, and a commitment to public dissemination of findings. The data would exclude negotiated price concessions. This bill was introduced in the Senate in May 2007 and referred to the Committee on Finance. It has not progressed further. If enacted, the Secretary would be required to prepare linked sets of data for release by July 1, 2008, and would need to establish processes for data release, confidentiality, and reporting on the use of the data.
- Has S. 1507 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1507. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1507?
- S. 1507 was sponsored by Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1507?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (24 May 2007).
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