US SB1009 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1009/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1009/BILLS-111s1009is.pdf |
