Children's Health Care Quality Act
Latest action · Jun 14, 2007 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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Children's Health Care Quality Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to: (1) identify quality and performance measures for pediatric service providers; and (2) award grants or contracts for the development, validation, and testing of new and emerging measures.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish demonstration projects to award grants to states to improve the delivery of health care services to children under Medicaid and SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP). Requires demonstration projects in the categories of: (1) health information technology systems; (2) disease management for children with chronic conditions; (3) evidence-based quality improvement; and (4) quality and performance measures for providers of children's health care services.
Requires the Comptroller General to make recommendations to Congress for the design and implementation of a demonstration project to evaluate the suitability of existing quality and performance measures for children's inpatient hospital services for public reporting, differentiating quality, identifying best practices, and providing a basis for payment rewards.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2007 to May 1, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Jun 14, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Jun 21, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jun 22, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 26, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Jun 28, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-UT | Jim Matheson | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jul 18, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 31, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Sep 6, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jan 16, 2008 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 1, 2008 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 14, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 14, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Jun 14, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1226 | Children's Health Care Quality Act | Identical bill | Apr 26, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Children's Health Care Quality Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Chronically ill
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Diseases
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health services administration
- Hospital care
- Information technology
- Medicaid
- Performance measurement
- Quality of care
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2007Introduced in House
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