Health Information Technology Reform Act
Latest action · Feb 24, 2012 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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Information Technology Reform Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and, in particular, penalties relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2012 to Oct 30, 2012, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Feb 16, 2012 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 8, 2012 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | May 9, 2012 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | May 10, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | May 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | May 17, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | May 18, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | May 18, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | May 29, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | May 30, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2012Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
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