Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4689
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
Introduced: 2004-06-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Ambulatory care
Capitation (Medical care)
Caregivers
Case management
Chronically ill
Coinsurance
Community health services
Conflict of interests
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Disabled
Drugs
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Geriatrics
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Governmental investigations
Health counseling
Health education
Health planning
Living wills
Long-term care
Medical economics
Medical ethics
Medical fees
Medical records
Medical tests
Medicare
Physicians
Quality of care
Science, Technology, Communications
Self-care
Social Welfare
Telemedicine
Terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 
Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2004 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to provide for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) coverage of geriatric assessments and chronic care management services for eligible individuals.
 
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) the effectiveness of the different payment methodologies applicable with respect to chronic care management services developed and implemented under this Act; (2) the effectiveness of the pay for performance programs to serve Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, including dementia; (3) process measures and outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia; (4) the cost-effectiveness and quality associated with chronic care management under the Medicare program; and (5) the feasibility of broadening and incorporating the findings of the Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders (ACOVE) study into the Medicare program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1245-1246)
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: 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.
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-06-24
text: Introduced in House