Urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to: (1) extend through 2006 the Medicare demonstration project to assess the quality of care for patients undergoing chemotherapy by collecting data on the impact of chemotherapy on cancer patients' quality of life; (2) thoroughly review the merits of the demonstration project; and (3) use the results of the project to develop a system to pay for chemotherapy services under Medicare based on the quality of care delivered and the resources used to deliver that care.
Calls for: (1) the demonstration project to be modified to accumulate even more useful data relating to quality of care; and (2) the continuation of payments to physicians for participation in the demonstration project to facilitate continued access of Medicare patients with cancer to chemotherapy treatment of the highest quality.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Deal (GA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8683-8685)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 261.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8683)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8683)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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