U.S. Congress - H.R.1409 Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
H.R.1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011
To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 as introduced.
- Official: To ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by clarifying the application of the antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers. as introduced.
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Official Summary
4/7/2011--Introduced.Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 - Exempts health care professionals, including individuals and entities, from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide heOfficial Summary
4/7/2011--Introduced.Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 - Exempts health care professionals, including individuals and entities, from federal and state 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 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as 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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Organizations Supporting H.R.1409
- American College of Legal Medicine
- American Medical Association
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- Independent Pharmacy Alliance of America
Organizations Opposing H.R.1409
- None via MapLight at this time.
Recent News Coverage
NH-02: Endorsing Ann McLane Kuster for the Daily Kos Orange to Blue list
4. Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560, 111th Congress), including the provision known as "card check"? 7. If elected to the Senate, do you pledge to restore majority rule to the Senate and work/vote to end the filibuster?
In turbulent times, AMA projects physicians' united voice
We also asked them to: Support liability reform bill HR5. Support HR 1409, an antitrust bill that exempts health care professionals from federal and state antitrust laws when negotiating contract terms for covered items or service. Support HR ...
Primary Candidate Orange to Blue Questionnaire Answers NM-3
d) Oppose- Too expensive to administer for questionable results. e) Oppose- Terrible idea. 4. Do you support the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 1409/S. 560, 111th Congress), including the provision known as "card check"? I support EFCA.
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HR 1409 Fair Negotiating Law for Doctors Andrew L. Zak, M.D.; Supreme Court Hearings (Mark Hutchison *); The Case for “Universal Health Insurance Coverage”; The Case for HR 3000, Republican Alternative Annette ...
Health Care Forum – April 30, 2012
HR 1409 Fair Negotiating Law for Doctors Andrew L. Zak, M.D.; Supreme Court Hearings (Mark Hutchison *); The Case for “Universal Health Insurance Coverage”; The Case for HR 3000, Republican Alternative Annette ...
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