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H.R. 4296 (110th)

Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 December 2007

Last action

10 December 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Rep. Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) make incentive payments for physician use of an electronic prescription drug program (E-prescribing); and (2) reduce by 10% the fee schedule amount for failure to use E-prescribing. Directs the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report to Congress on progress on implementing E-prescribing under the Medicare electronic prescription drug program.

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Timeline

  1. 5 December 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  2. 5 December 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

  3. 5 December 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. 5 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 5 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 10 December 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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