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2/25/2008--Introduced.<br/>Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop and implement a system for encouraging nationwide adoption and use of interoperable electronic health records and to make available personal health records for Medicare beneficiaries; (2) develop and implement a plan for ensuring that, by the year 2013, quality measures are available and reported with respect to at least 50% of the care provided under the Medicare program; (3) design and implement a system under which a portion of Medicare payments that would otherwise be made to some or all classes of individuals and entities furnishing items or services to beneficiaries would be based on the quality and efficiency of their performance; (4) implement incentives for Medicare beneficiaries to use more efficient providers and preventive services known to reduce costs; and (5) use and release Medicare data for quality improvement, performance measurement, public reporting, and treatment-related purposes. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to authorize the public release of physician performance measurements. Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2008 - Sets conditions for health care lawsuits to: (1) require commencement of such lawsuits within three years after manifestation or one year after discovery of injury; (2) limit noneconomic damages and attorneys' contingent fees; (3) prescribe requirements for determining punitive damages; (4) deny punitive damages in the case of products approved, cleared, or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or otherwise considered in compliance with FDA standards; and (4) authorize periodic payment of future damages. Amends SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) to require high income-related reductions in the part D premium subsidy.<br/>

1203915600 2008-02-25 Fri Nov 07 17:47:33 -0600 2008 introduced 50478 'act':10 'low':5 '2008':12 'cost':6 'help':1 'time':7 'access':3 'effici':2 'health':9 'low-cost':4 'healthcar':8 59551 false short introduced 50478 'bill':2 'fund':8 'warn':9 'medicar':7 'respond':4 59552 false official introduced 50478 'act':5 '2008':7 'fund':2 'warn':3 'medicar':1 'respons':4 59550 false short action 50478 1203915600 Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155852 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. B000243 1941-12-11 13340 511 Hart Senate Office Building http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue 202-224-0515 Max 'd':4 'mt':5 'max':2,6,8 'sen':1 'baucus':3,7,9 M 300005 Baucus Max_Baucus S. Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] 7950 N00004643 14634 Democrat 202-224-2651 United Church of Christ MT Max Baucus 1.67796610169492 http://baucus.senate.gov E000285 1944-02-01 3427 379a Russell Senate Office Building http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi 202-228-0359 Michael 'r':4 'wy':5 'sen':1 'enzi':3,7,9 'michael':2,6,8 M 300041 Enzi Michael_Enzi B. Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] 1556 N00006249 7225 Republican 202-224-3424 Presbyterian WY Mike Michael Enzi 3.22727272727273 http://enzi.senate.gov/public/ SenatorEnzi G000445 1947-02-14 7228 201 Russell Senate Office Building http://gregg.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm 202-224-4952 Judd 'r':4 'nh':5 'sen':1 'judd':2,6,8 'gregg':3,7,9 M 300049 Gregg Judd_Gregg A. Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] 4656 N00000444 9520 Republican 202-224-3324 Congregationalist NH Judd Gregg 4.3 http://gregg.senate.gov/ action 50478 1203915600 Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155852 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. introduced 50478 1203915600 Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155850 action 50478 1203915600 Mon Feb 25 00:00:00 -0600 2008 155851 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1127)