Search Results: keywords:"quality improvement"

  • H. R. 9805 — To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a process to expand access to claims data under certain Federal health plans in order to facilitate research and quality improvement.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:726

    H. R. 9805, also known as the “Access to Claims Data Act,” is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives. It aims to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to create a process by January 1, 2025, that would expand access to claims data from...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9805 is a plan that wants to let special groups use health data from places like Medicare to help make healthcare better. They would pay a fee to use the data, but there are some parts that aren't very clear, like how much the fee should be and who exactly can use the data.

  • H. R. 2493 — To reauthorize certain programs regarding rural health care.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:477

    H. R. 2493, titled the “Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act of 2025,” aims to extend certain rural health care programs in the United States. It amends the Public Health Service Act to ensure that funds for rural health care services and network development are specifically...

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    H. R. 2493 wants to make sure people in countryside areas get good health care by continuing special programs that help them, but it needs to be clearer on how to make sure the money is used properly to truly help those in need.

  • H. R. 10135 — To improve the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,517

    H.R. 10135 seeks to enhance the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnoses in healthcare through research and strategic improvements. The bill establishes a comprehensive research program to understand and reduce diagnostic errors, provides support for research...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 10135 is about making sure doctors do better at finding out what's wrong when people are sick by supporting more research and making plans to do this better, while also being careful with how they spend the money to make sure it's used well.

  • S. 5613 — To improve the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of diagnosis in health care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,396

    S. 5613, titled the "Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act of 2022," seeks to enhance the diagnosis quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness in health care. The bill mandates the creation of a research program to address diagnostic errors and disseminate best practices for improving health...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5613 is a plan from the government to make it easier for doctors to find out what makes people sick. It wants to spend money to study how to do this better and to talk with experts to share smart ideas, but some people are worried about whether all the money will be spent wisely.

  • S. 4967 — To amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and update the Act, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:7,688

    S. 4967 aims to amend and reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. This bill seeks to give states more flexibility to create child care systems, enhance parental choice, and improve the quality of child care services. It includes provisions to...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4967 is like a big set of rules to help make sure more kids can go to daycare and their parents have more choices, especially if their families don't have a lot of money. It wants to make sure the places where kids go are safe and nice, but it hasn't really decided how much money it will need to do that yet.