US Congress House Bill 3664 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone (HIZ) pilot program to increase health care provider integration and align provider incentives to reduce the rate of growth of health care costs while improving quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid, and privately insured patients. Defines an "HIZ" as a geographic region that contains clinical and other entities that provide a full spectrum of health care to such patients and a teaching hospital that has the capacity to conduct health services research and provide clinical training for health professionals. Requires the HIZ program to: (1) incorporate innovative clinical initiatives for training health professionals in a new model of cost-effective, high-quality health care; and (2) consist of an HIZ planning grant program and an HIZ pilot project. Directs the Secretary to make up to 25 HIZ planning grants to eligible health care entities for researching and preparing HIZ design plans, which shall describe the HIZ Coordinating Entity (who will receive and administer payments under the program), how care will be provided, how spending will be reduced, how providers will be integrated and delivery processes changed to reduce costs and improve care, the target population,quality improvement metrics, training, data collection mechanisms, methods for monitoring health costs and use, a strategy to improve prevention, mechanisms to achieve community involvement, payment methodology options, and startup and operating costs. Directs the Secretary to establish an HIZ pilot project to test the effectiveness of HIZs in reducing the rate of growth of health care costs while improving quality of care.

Healthcare Innovation Zone Pilot Act of 2009

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-30		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-09-29		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-09-29		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-09-29		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.
2009-09-29		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10074-10075)

HB3134 (Related) 2009-07-10 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7950)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3664/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3664/BILLS-111hr3664ih.pdf