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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- 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.
- Short: Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 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.
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