S.1009 - Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Care Transitions Program in order to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for Medicare beneficiaries. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Care Transitions Program in order to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for Medicare beneficiaries. as introduced.
  • Short: Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 as introduced.

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5/7/2009--Introduced.Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Care Transitions Program under which outcomes-based payments are made to community-based transit

Official Summary

5/7/2009--Introduced.Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Care Transitions Program under which outcomes-based payments are made to community-based transitional care (CTC) suppliers for:
(1) furnishing care transition services to an individual after discharge from inpatient care;
(2) improving quality of care; and
(3) reducing rehospitalization rates.

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05/08/09
Transition coaches could help patients from hospital to home

His measure, S. 1009, the Medicare Transitions Act of 2009 was introduced Thursday. It was inspired by Rocky Mountain Health Plans' efforts, Bennet told a ...

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12/31/10
A Poem A Day – Bert Papenfuß « roughblog

(S. 1009) Richtig ist wohl die oft geäußerte Annahme, daß Braun versuchte, in der „Szene“ die Spreu von Weizen zu trennen und den Weizen zu ermutigen. Seine vagen Anspielungen, selbst für gewiefte Zwischen-den-Zeilen-Leser unter den ...

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09/26/10
hrr-strafrecht.de - HRRS September 2010: Becker - Das ...

Nobbe (2009), S. 1009 ff.; Perron, in: FS f. Tiedemann (2008), S. 737 ff. [86] BGHSt 46, 30 ff.; BGHSt 47, 148 ff. [87] Vgl. dazu die Darstellung, (http://.Www),Hrr.Strafrecht De.HrrArchiv [10]09Index.phpsz6,,.;http://WwwHrr,Strafrecht, ...

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03/03/10
ColoradoPols.com:: Standing Proud With Senator Michael Bennet

bill to establish a Transitions Program to improve Medicare (S. 1009) • a resolution honoring the NAACP (H. Con Res.35) • bills establishing or improving protection of the following national treasures: Dominguez-Escalante National ...

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