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6/15/2007--Introduced.<br/>Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to evaluate the quality reporting system under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as applied for 2007 before transition to a new voluntary Medicare quality reporting system. Allows eligible professionals to continue to report to the Secretary specified quality measures for covered professional services in order for the Secretary to refine systems for reporting them. Prohibits use of the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund for quality reporting bonus payments in 2008. Specifies quality measures for covered professional services for the voluntary Medicare quality reporting program. Revises requirements for medical registry-based reporting of quality measures. Directs the Secretary to treat quality measures data as confidential, unavailable to any other party or person. Shields such data from discovery or admission into evidence in any federal or state civil judicial or administrative proceeding.<br/>

1182830400 2007-06-26 Thu Nov 06 23:09:59 -0600 2008 introduced 44620 'act':5 '2007':7 'report':4 'medicar':2 'qualiti':3 'voluntari':1 51006 short introduced 44620 'act':9 'new':17 'titl':3 'amend':2 'secur':8 'xviii':4 'health':26 'provid':11 'report':20 'social':7 'program':21 'qualiti':19 'transit':14 'physician':23 'voluntari':18 'profession':27 47688 official action 44620 1182830400 Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 173823 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. G000309 1949-01-24 1981 2310 Rayburn House Office Building http://gordon.house.gov/contact/index.shtml 6 202-225-6887 Barton 'd':4 '-6':6 'tn':5 'rep':1 'bart':9 'barton':2,7,10 'gordon':3,8,11 M 400155 Gordon Bart_Gordon Jennings Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6] 906 Bart N00003126 9445 Democrat 202-225-4231 Methodist TN Barton Gordon 5.5 http://gordon.house.gov/ A000357 1945-04-16 1281 Thomas 'tom':5 'allen':2,4,7 'thoma':1,3,6 M 400007 Allen Thomas_H._Allen H. Thomas Allen 251 Tom N00000469 6016 Democrat Protestant Thomas Allen C001037 1952-01-09 2532 1530 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml 8 202-225-9322 Michael 'd':4 '-8':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'capuano':3,8,10 'michael':2,7,9 M 400063 Capuano Michael_E._Capuano E. Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] 966 N00000267 7032 Democrat 202-225-5111 Roman Catholic MA Mike Michael Capuano 3.83333333333333 http://www.house.gov/capuano/ C001072 1974-10-16 1799 2455 Rayburn House Office Building http://carson.house.gov/contact.me.shtml 7 202-225-5633 André 'd':4 '-7':6 'rep':1 'andr':9 'andré':2,7 'carson':3,8,10 M 412258 Carson Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] 357 N00029513 4434 Democrat 202-225-4011 IN Andre Carson 2.55555555555556 http://carson.house.gov/ G000549 1955-02-25 3463 308 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep 6 202-225-8440 Jim 'r':4 '-6':6 'pa':5 'jim':2,7,9 'rep':1 'gerlach':3,8,10 M 400147 Gerlach Jim_Gerlach Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] 1329 N00025025 6773 Republican 202-225-4315 Protestant PA Jim Gerlach 5.375 http://gerlach.house.gov/ G000280 1946-10-17 1992 Virgil 'good':2,4,6 'virgil':1,3,5 M 400153 Goode Virgil_H._Jr.Goode H. Virgil Goode 711 N00002167 4914 Republican Baptist Virgil Goode G000410 1947-10-17 1474 2335 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/green/contact 29 202-225-9903 Raymond 'd':4 'tx':5 '-29':6 'rep':1 'gene':9 'green':3,8,11 'raymond':2,7,10 M 400160 Green Mark_Green Eugene Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29] 437 Gene N00005870 5493 Democrat 202-225-1688 Methodist TX Gene Raymond Green 4.0 http://www.house.gov/green/ J000287 1971-06-10 2069 Bobby 'bobbi':1,3,5 'jindal':2,4,6 M 400634 Jindal Bobby_Jindal Bobby Jindal 1943 N00026786 3887 Republican Bobby Jindal L000553 1954-07-22 1141 2371 Rayburn House Office Building http://latourette.house.gov/ContactSteve.aspx 14 202-225-3307 Steven 'r':4 'oh':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'steven':2,7,9 'latourett':3,8,10 M 400235 LaTourette Steven_C._LaTourette C. Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14] 456 N00003545 5956 Republican 202-225-5731 Methodist OH Steven LaTourette 5.75 http://www.house.gov/latourette/ P000591 1954-10-08 4575 424 Cannon House Office Building http://tom.house.gov/html/contact_form_email.cfm 6 202-225-4656 Tom 'r':4 '-6':6 'ga':5 'rep':1 'tom':2,7,9 'price':3,8,10 M 400626 Price Tom_Price Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6] 1852 N00026160 8327 Republican 202-225-4501 GA Tom Tom Price 6.46153846153846 http://tom.house.gov/ RepTomPrice S000250 1955-03-22 1793 1514 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/sessionsform/emailform.htm 32 202-225-5878 Peter 'r':4 'tx':5 '-32':6 'rep':1 'pete':9 'peter':2,7,10 'session':3,8,11 M 400367 Sessions Pete_Sessions A. Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32] 638 Pete N00005681 5265 Republican 202-225-2231 Methodist TX Pete Peter Sessions 6.5 http://sessions.house.gov/ S000275 1949-10-22 4367 306 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/formshadegg/emailtemplate.htm 3 202-225-3462 John 'r':4 '-3':6 'az':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'shadegg':3,8,10 M 400368 Shadegg John_B._Shadegg B. Rep. John Shadegg [R, AZ-3] 1258 N00006425 7854 Republican 202-225-3361 Episcopalian AZ John Shadegg 7.66666666666667 http://johnshadegg.house.gov/ action 44620 1182830400 Tue Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2007 173823 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 44620 1181880000 Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118520 Referred to House Energy and Commerce introduced 44620 1181880000 Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118518 action 44620 1181880000 Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118519 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. action 44620 1181880000 Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0500 2007 137767 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. action 44620 1181880000 Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0500 2007 118521 Referred to House Ways and Means