Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007

Summary

Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the quality reporting system under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as applied for 2007 before transition to a new voluntary Medicare quality reporting system. Allows eligible professionals to continue to report to the Secretary specified quality measures for covered professional services in order for the Secretary to refine systems for reporting them. Prohibits use of the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund for quality reporting bonus payments in 2008. Specifies quality measures for covered professional services for the voluntary Medicare quality reporting program. Revises requirements for medical registry-based reporting of quality measures. Directs the Secretary to treat quality measures data as confidential, unavailable to any other party or person. Shields such data from discovery or admission into evidence in any federal or state civil judicial or administrative proceeding.

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Timeline

1. 15 June 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 15 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 June 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 June 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 15 June 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 26 June 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 15 June 2007 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 June 2007

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Pete Sessions · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
• GENE GREEN · D · Cosponsor
• Tom Price · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
• MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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