S 2662 · 110th Congress · Health
Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.(2008-02-25)
Plain Language Summary
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Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and implement a system for encouraging nationwide adoption and use of interoperable electronic health records and to make available personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries; (2) develop and implement a plan for ensuring that, by the year 2013, quality measures are available and reported with respect to at least 50% of the care provided under the Medicare program; (3) design and implement a system under which a portion of Medicare payments that would otherwise be made to some or all classes of individuals and entities furnishing items or services to beneficiaries would be based on the quality and efficiency of their performance; (4) implement incentives for Medicare beneficiaries to use more efficient providers and preventive services known to reduce costs; and (5) use and release Medicare data for quality improvement, performance measurement, public reporting, and treatment-related purposes. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the public release of physician performance measurements. Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008
Mar 12, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 15, 2008, and introduced as S. 2662.</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008
Mar 12, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on February 15, 2008, and introduced as S. 2662.
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office