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Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 9/18/2007--Introduced.
Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities of individuals to:
(1)b> improve efficiency and coordination among providers;
(2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and
(3) expand and enhance services provided.
Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to ensure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions):
(1) a federally qualified health center;
(2) rural health clinics and rural health networks;
(3) a hospital with a low-income utilization rate that is greater than 25% or a critical access hospital;
(4) a public health department; and
(5) an interested public or private sector health care provider or an organization that has traditionally served medically uninsured and low-income individuals.
Authorizes the Secretary, in awarding grants, to accord priority to applicants that demonstrate the greatest unmet need for a more coordinated system of care.
Authorizes a grantee to use amounts provided only for:
(1) direct expenses associated with achieving greater integration of a health care delivery system to directly provide or ensure the provision of a broad range of culturally competent services; and
(2) direct patient care and service expansions to fill identified or documented gaps within an integrated delivery system.
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| September 18, 2007 |
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