Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2004

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Bill Number

HR 5403

Introduced

Nov 19, 2004

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

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Administrative procedure Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Demography Department of Health and Human Services Electronic government information Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Health care industry Health information systems Hospital rates Internet Labor and Employment Law Long-term care Medicaid Medical technology Medicare Nurses Nursing homes Paramedical personnel Performance measurement Profit Quality of care Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Technological innovations Wages Web sites

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Summary

Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) detailed reporting of nursing expenditures; (2) development and reporting of new quality measures; and (3) linking payments to quality performance.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to study current and future financing of quality nursing facility care.

Actions

Dec 7, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 19, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Nov 19, 2004

Introduced in House

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