Children's Health Care Quality Act

Summary

Children's Health Care Quality Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to: (1) identify quality and performance measures for pediatric service providers; and (2) award grants or contracts for the development, validation, and testing of new and emerging measures. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish demonstration projects to award grants to states to improve the delivery of health care services to children under Medicaid and SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP). Requires demonstration projects in the categories of: (1) health information technology systems; (2) disease management for children with chronic conditions; (3) evidence-based quality improvement; and (4) quality and performance measures for providers of children's health care services. Requires the Comptroller General to make recommendations to Congress for the design and implementation of a demonstration project to evaluate the suitability of existing quality and performance measures for children's inpatient hospital services for public reporting, differentiating quality, identifying best practices, and providing a basis for payment rewards.

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Timeline

1. 14 June 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 14 June 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 June 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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Sponsors

• Diana DeGette · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• RON KIND · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• BOBBY RUSH · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
• G. K. Butterfield · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4] · D · Cosponsor
• MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
• GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
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