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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to assess and report on health care quality in hospitals.

7/19/2007--Introduced.

Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to report on health care quality in subsection (d) hospitals.

Directs the Administrator to establish the Hospital Quality Advisory Committee to advise on the submission, collection, and reporting of quality measures data.

Latest Actions
  • 07/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9617)
  • 07/19/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
S.1824 Introduced in Senate08/31/2007