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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3374 

To provide for a demonstration project relating to the impact of health 

information technology on chronic disease management under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2009 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 

and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for a demonstration project relating to the impact 

of health information technology on chronic disease management under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid 

5 Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) 

6 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHRONIC DISEASE DEM2 ONSTRATION PROJECTS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

4 Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec5 retary’’) shall establish at least one 2-year project to dem6 onstrate the impact of health information technology on 

7 chronic disease management under the Medicare Program 

8 under title XVIII of the Social Security Act and under 

9 the Medicaid Program under title XIX of such Act. For 

10 purposes of carrying out the previous sentence, the Sec11 retary may establish separate demonstration projects with 

12 respect to the Medicare Program and with respect to the 

13 Medicaid Program. 

14 (b) STRUCTURE OF PROJECT.—A demonstration 

15 project established under subsection (a) shall— 

16 (1) create a web-based virtual case management 

17 tool that provides access to best practices for man18 aging chronic disease; and 

19 (2) provide chronic disease patients and care20 givers access to their own medical records and to a 

21 single source of information on chronic disease. 

22 (c) COMPETITION.—Not later than 90 days after the 

23 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek 

24 proposals from States to carry out a demonstration project 

25 established in subsection (a). The Secretary shall select 

26 not less than four proposals from those submitted by the 


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1 States, and at least one proposal selected shall include a 

2 regional approach featuring access to an integrated hos3 pital information system in at least two adjoining States 

4 that permits the measurement of outcomes. 

5 (d) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide for 

6 an evaluation of each demonstration project established 

7 under subsection (a) and a determination of the amount 

8 of cost-savings resulting from each project. 

9 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec11 essary to carry out the demonstration project under this 

12 section. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall 

13 remain available until expended without fiscal year limita14 tion. 

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