Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 16, 2009 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 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a quality cancer care demonstration project for the purpose of establishing quality metrics and aligning payment incentives under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act in the areas of treating planning and end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2009 to May 13, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Mary Jo Kilroy | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 13, 2010 |
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 Jun 15, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2009 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 15, 2009Referred 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.
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3675 | National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
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