Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services, and for other purposes.

5/9/2007--Introduced.
Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services for eligible individuals. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct outreach activities to inform likely eligible individuals of such assessments and services. Directs the Secretary to contract for a study and report to Congress and the Secretary on:
(1) the effectiveness of such coverage in improving the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions; and
(2) the impact of such assessments and services on reducing Medicare expenditures. Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on:
(1) the effectiveness of pay-for-performance programs to serve Medicare beneficiaries with multiple conditions;
(2) the cost-effectiveness of chronic care coordination under Medicare; and
(3) whether the quality measures used for making Medicare part B payments improve the quality of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. John Boozman [R, AR-3]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • William Jefferson
  • Bobby Jindal
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 3 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2244

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May 09, 2007

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• May 15, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• May 09, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Introduced on May 09, 2007.
• May 09, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• May 09, 2007: Referred 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.
• May 09, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means

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Related Bills:

• S.1340

Related Issue Areas:

• Health policy
• Aged
• Chronically ill
• Congress
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• Congressional reporting requirements
• Cost effectiveness
• Finance
• Geriatrics
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Governmental investigations
• Medical care
• Medicare
• Medicine
• Quality of care

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