H.R.1493 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009

To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by exempting health care professionals from the Federal antitrust laws in their negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers. as introduced.
  • Short: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009 as introduced.

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Official Summary

3/12/2009--Introduced.Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009 - Exempts health care professionals from federal antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan ben

Official Summary

3/12/2009--Introduced.Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2009 - Exempts health care professionals from federal antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Declares that this Act:
(1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and
(2) does not apply to such negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services, veterans' medical care, the federal employees health benefits program, or the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

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12/30/10
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07/05/10
I "DEEM" THIS BUDGET PASSED

HR 1493 “deemed” passed: $1121000000000 tab. 2. Jobs added from Dec 97 to Dec. 07: 13593000 (DoL figures) 3. Jobs added under the GOP controlled Congress (Jan 03 to Jan 07): 6801000 (DoL) 4. Jobs LOST under the Democrat' Congress (Jan ...

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07/01/10
Tyrannosaurus Debt

Now the House has "hereby adopted" HR 1493 a "not-really-a-budget" in another house resolution, Section 4 of HR 1500 by a vote of 215-210. What does this mean? It means that they can "pursue this alternative to a real budget that w

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