United States · Bill · S
S. 2408 (110th)
Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007
Introduced
5 December 2007
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14789)
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 December 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 December 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 December 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/2408
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/2408