U.S. Congress - H.R.2520 Patients' Choice Act
H.R.2520 - Patients' Choice Act
To provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Patients' Choice Act as introduced.
- Official: To provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2009 as introduced.
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5/20/2009--Introduced.Patients' Choice Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene an interagency coordinating committee to develop a national strategic plan for prevention. Provides for health promotion and disease prevention activities consistent withOfficial Summary
5/20/2009--Introduced.Patients' Choice Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convene an interagency coordinating committee to develop a national strategic plan for prevention. Provides for health promotion and disease prevention activities consistent with such plan. Sets forth provisions governing the establishment and operation of state-based health care exchanges to facilitate the individual purchase of private health insurance and the creation of a market where private health plans compete for enrolles based on price and quality. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for qualified health care insurance coverage. Replaces title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with a program to provide grants to states for:(1) acute medical care assistance to otherwise qualified blind or disabled individuals, foster care children, low-income women with breast or cervical cancer, certain tuberculosis-infected individuals, and certain individuals currently covered; and
(2) long-term care services and supports for qualified disabled and elderly populations. Repeals title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) of the Social Security Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to supplement the costs of private health insurance for eligible low-income families through the distribution of supplemental debit cards, which may be used for costs associated with health care and provide direct support in accessing health care. Requires the Secretary to establish and implement a competitive bidding mechanism to promote competition among Medicare Advantage plans and to increase the quality of care furnished under the plans. Requires benchmarks for such plans to be established solely through competitive bids. Sets forth programs to prevent Medicare fraud and abuse, including ending the use of social security numbers to identify Medicare beneficiaries. Allows the Secretary to award grants for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Requires the Secretary to promulgate regulations to provide for the certification and auditing of the banking of electronic medical records. Establishes:
(1) a Health Care Services Commission to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of health care services and access to such services; and
(2) the Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness in Health Care. Terminates the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2009 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe standards for the establishment, certification, operation, and interoperability of independent health record trusts. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) permit Indians to receive health care through providers outside of the Indian Health Service; and
(2) make payments for such care. Terminates the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.
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01/18/11
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Wintery Knight says: 01/20/2011 at 3:27 PM. Here you go: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2520/show. That's Ryan's bill. And an article on it: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124286548605041517.html. A speech on it: ... -
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12/06/10
Republicans have no alternatives?
I know it has less than a snowball's chance in Hell. But it is much better than the 1000+ pages the other side is touting. Only 268 pages… HR 2520 does seem good from the summary… I am only on page three so far… ...
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