Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2004
Latest action · Jun 24, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of geriatric assessments and chronic care management services for eligible individuals.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the different payment methodologies applicable with respect to chronic care management services developed and implemented under this Act; (2) the effectiveness of the pay for performance programs to serve Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, including dementia; (3) process measures and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia; (4) the cost-effectiveness and quality associated with chronic care management under the Medicare program; and (5) the feasibility of broadening and incorporating the findings of the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) study into the Medicare program.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2004 to Sep 29, 2004, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 24, 2004 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 29, 2004 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Jun 24, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4689 | Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Jul 7, 2004 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Ambulatory care
- Capitation (Medical care)
- Caregivers
- Case management
- Chronically ill
- Coinsurance
- Community health services
- Conflict of interests
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Disabled
- Drugs
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health counseling
- Health education
- Health planning
- Living wills
- Long-term care
- Medical economics
- Medical ethics
- Medical fees
- Medical records
- Medical tests
- Medicare
- Physicians
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Self-care
- Social Welfare
- Telemedicine
- Terminal care
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