Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005
Latest action · Aug 5, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for value-based purchasing in the payment for physicians' services under the Medicare program. Establishes updates to the single conversion factor for 2006 through 2009 and succeeding years for such services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide, as part of the rulemaking process, for the selection of quality measures (Q-measures) and efficiency measures (E-measures) meeting specified general requirements; and (2) determine a single rating of each billing unit based on Q and E measures, and disclose to the public whether a particular billing unit met performance objectives.
Requires the Secretary to establish such performance objectives, and base upon them any increased updates in the payment for physician services.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2005 to Nov 13, 2006; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Bob Beauprez | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-PA | Phil English | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-OH | Robert W. Ney | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Original | Jul 29, 2005 |
| R-KY | Anne M. Northup | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-IN | Steve Buyer | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Sep 27, 2005 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Oct 20, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Nov 7, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Nov 10, 2005 | |
| R-CO | Joel Hefley | Nov 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Marilyn N. Musgrave | Nov 13, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 5, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Aug 4, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Aug 4, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2005Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 6
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-1149 | ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY109 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-68 | FOURTH IN A SERIES ON HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY107 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-63 | HEARING ON MEDPAC'S MARCH REPORT ON MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICIES90 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Mar 1, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-75 | MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT: HOW TO BUILD A MORE EFFICIENT PAYMENT SYSTEM158 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Nov 17, 2005 |
| Serial No. 109-44 | HEARING ON GAINSHARING72 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Oct 7, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for value-based purchasing in the payment for physicians' services under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Case mix (Medical care)
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Law
- Medical fees
- Medical statistics
- Medicare
- Peer review organizations (Medicine)
- Performance measurement
- Physicians
- Quality of care
- Social Welfare
- Standards
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Introduced in House
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