U.S. Congress - H.R.6437 Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010
H.R.6437 - Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing a maternity care quality measurement program, identifying payment mechanism improvements, and identifying essential evidence-based maternity care services. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing a maternity care quality measurement program, identifying payment mechanism improvements, and identifying essential evidence-based maternity care services. as introduced.
- Short: Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010 as introduced.
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11/18/2010--Introduced.Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a maternity care quality measurement program for care provided to childbearinOfficial Summary
11/18/2010--Introduced.Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop a maternity care quality measurement program for care provided to childbearing women and newborns for use by:(1) a state in administering a state Medicaid plan or a state child health plan under SSA title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP);
(2) health insurance issuers and managed care entities contracting with states to administer such plans; and
(3) providers of items and services. Directs the Secretary to identify and publish an initial core set of maternity care quality measures for use in data collection and reporting by such entities. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to enter into grants, contracts, or intergovernmental agreements with qualified measure development entities for the purpose of developing, testing, and validating maternity care quality measures, including eMeasures (for which measurement data will be collected electronically), in areas not adequately covered by the measures identified. Directs the AHRQ, in order to measure the care experiences of childbearing women and newborns, to adapt the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems program surveys of providers, facilities, and health plans. Directs the Secretary to encourage voluntary and standardized reporting on their performance by clinicians, facilities, accountable care organizations, and health plans. Requires report data to be made available to:
(1) patients to use in maternity care decision making; and
(2) policymakers and purchasers to assess the quality of maternity care services under Medicaid and CHIP. Prescribes requirements for conversion of endorsed measures for the care of childbearing women and newborns to eMeasures. Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration project to evaluate the use of alternative Medicaid payment methods. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter an agreement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to identify essential services for childbearing women and newborns.
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Federal Legislative Action: Partnering to Improve Maternity Care ...
Note 4/4/11: This important bill has not yet been reintroduced in the 2011 session of Congress. We will keep this page up to date with the most current information. ... http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h6437/show. Filed in Care coordination, Childbirth
PTSD After Childbirth...: Fw: CfM E-News Fall 2010: Efforts to ...
Childbirth Connection announced on November 22, 2010 that Congressman Elliot Engel (D-NY) and Congresswoman Sue Myrick (R-NC) filed the Partnering to Improve Maternity Care Quality Act of 2010 (HR 6437). Childbirth Connection worked ...
The Health Care Blog: Bending the Curve, Beginning with Birth
facebook. December 09, 2010. Bending the Curve, Beginning with Birth. By AMY M. ROMANO Amy Romano. As I prepare for next week's webinar on payment reform to align incentives with quality, I have been thinking a lot about how we pay for ...
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