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5/24/2007--Introduced.<br/>Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act - 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. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts for conducting demonstrations for defining appropriate mechanisms whereby eligible professionals may provide data on quality measures to the Secretary through an appropriate medical registry. Allows eligible professionals to continue to report to the Secretary specified quality measures for 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.<br/>

1179979200 2007-05-24 Fri Nov 07 15:32:40 -0600 2008 introduced 44188 'act':11 'new':19 'bill':2 'titl':5 'amend':4 'secur':10 'xviii':6 'health':28 'provid':13 'report':22 'social':9 'program':23 'qualiti':21 'transit':16 'physician':25 'voluntari':20 'profession':29 47070 official introduced 44188 'act':5 '2007':7 'report':4 'medicar':2 'qualiti':3 'voluntari':1 50739 short introduced 44188 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114207 C000141 1943-10-05 3266 509 Hart Senate Office Building http://cardin.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm 202-224-1651 Benjamin 'd':4 'md':5 'sen':1 'cardin':3,7,9 'benjamin':2,6,8 M 400064 Cardin Benjamin_L._Cardin L. Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] 1504 N00001955 9641 Democrat 202-224-4524 Jewish MD Ben Benjamin Cardin 3.14705882352941 http://cardin.senate.gov/ SenatorCardin C001035 1952-12-07 11016 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.EmailIssue 202-224-2693 Susan 'r':4 'sen':1 'susan':2,6,8 'collin':3,7,9 F 300025 Collins Susan_Collins M. Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] 5844 N00000491 12036 Republican 202-224-2523 Catholic ME Susan Collins 2.56923076923077 http://collins.senate.gov SenatorSusanCollins S000709 1930-02-12 13868 711 Hart Senate Office Building http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-228-1229 Arlen 'd':4 'pa':5 'sen':1 'arlen':2,6,8 'specter':3,7,9 M 300092 Specter Arlen_Specter Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA] 6036 N00001604 19562 Democrat 202-224-4254 Jewish PA Arlen Specter 1.82442748091603 http://specter.senate.gov/ introduced 44188 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114207 action 44188 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 125425 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6889-6890) action 44188 1179979200 Thu May 24 00:00:00 -0500 2007 114208 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.