Quality Measure Alignment Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1427
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality

Medicare

Performance measurement

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Quality Measure Alignment Act of 2015</b></p> <p>Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to a contract with a consensus-based entity regarding performance measurement, to require the entity to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1427 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2015 Ms. Stabenow introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quality Measure Alignment Act of 2015 . 2. Facilitation of increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures (a) In general Section 1890(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395aaa(b) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) Facilitation of increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures (A) In general The entity shall facilitate increased coordination and alignment between the public and private sector with respect to quality and efficiency measures. (B) Annual reports The entity shall prepare and make available to the public annual reports on its findings under this paragraph. Such public availability shall include posting each report on the Internet website of the entity. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.