Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007
Latest action · Aug 3, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1728-1729)
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.
- IntroducedAug 2, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007 - Exempts health care professionals that are negotiating with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided from federal antitrust laws in connection with such negotiations.
Declares that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and (2) does not apply to such negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services, veterans' medical care, the federal employees health benefits program, or the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2007 to Apr 17, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Aug 2, 2007 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Oct 1, 2007 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 17, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Aug 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1728-1729)
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in House
- Aug 2, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 2, 2007Introduced in House
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