Health: Quality Improvement & Delivery Reform
Legislative — proposals, bills and analysis from the 109th and 110th Congresses (2006-present)
Regulatory — administrative rules and information from U.S. offices and agencies
Judicial — current and past court cases and amicus briefs
Press Releases — Council statements and advisories to the news media
(Items in italic are available only to Council members.)
Official Source Documents
March 23, 2010 — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) as enacted and amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act
June 9, 2009 — Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act (S. 1213)
August 1, 2008 — Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Baucus/Conrad)
August 1, 2008 — Official Summary of Comparative Effectiveness Research Act (Baucus/Conrad)
Council Materials
April 22, 2010 — Stand For Quality Coalition Letter to Appropriators Regarding Health Care Quality Initiatives as part of PPACA
September 21, 2009 — Stand For Quality Letter Regarding America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
September 12, 2006 — Letter to Sen. Gregg in Support of the Medicare Quality Enhancement Act
| For legislative items — source documents and council materials — released prior to enactment of PPACA on March 23, 2010, please go to the PPACA Archive Page. |
Official Source Documents
May 11, 2012 — CMS Annual Proposed and Final Rules for IPPS and Relevant Correction Notices: Fiscal Year 2013
December 5, 2011 — CMS Final Regulations on Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement
April 12, 2011 — HHS Partnership for Patients Initiative Pledge and List of Supporters
April 12, 2011 — HHS Partnership for Patients Initiative Fact Sheet
October 15, 2010 — National Quality Forum/National Priorities Partnership Final Recommendations to HHS
October 29, 2007 — New York State/CIGNA Settlement on Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and Tiering Programs
October 29, 2007 — Proposed New York State/CIGNA Physician Performance Reporting Criteria
November 17, 2006 — Statement of Support for HHS "Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care" Initiative
November 17, 2006 — HHS Letter to CEOs Regarding "Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care" Initiative
November 17, 2006 — Frequently Asked Questions Regarding "Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care" Initiative
November 17, 2006 — Sample Request for Information Regarding "Four Cornerstones of Value-Driven Health Care" Initiative
September 30, 2006 — "Better Care, Lower Cost" HHS Booklet on Health Care Quality and Transparency
August 24, 2006 — Draft Summary of the HHS Health Transparency Summit
August 23, 2006 — White House Executive Order: Promoting Quality and Efficient Health Care in Federal Government Administered or Sponsored Health Care Programs
August 23, 2006 — White House Fact Sheet: Health Care Transparency: Empowering Consumers to Save on Quality Care
Council Materials
September 4, 2012 — CPDP Comments to CMS Regarding Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule
September 4, 2012 — CPDP Comments to CMS Regarding Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR), Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) and Electronic Reporting Pilot Programs
June 25, 2012 — CPDP Comments to CMS Regarding Annual Proposed and Final Rules for IPPS and Relevant Correction Notices: Fiscal Year 2013
April 12, 2012 — Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project Comments to HHS Regarding Hospital Patient Safety Measures
August 8, 2011 — CPDP Comments to CMS Regarding Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule
October 15, 2010 — CPDP Letter to HHS Regarding National Health Care Quality Strategy
August 24, 2010 — Consumer-Purchaser Disclosure Project Group Letter to CMS Regarding Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
August 20, 2010 — Stand for Quality Coalition Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders
August 20, 2010 — AQA Letter to National Quality Forum Regarding Partnership Proposal
March 10, 2008 — Partnership for Value-Driven Health Care Letters to Presidential Candidates
February 1, 2007 — Value-Driven Health Care: A Purchaser Guide
November 17, 2006 — Implementing Health Care Transparency Summit
Health
Health Care Reform (PPACA), General & Misc. Items
- Employer Shared Responsibility
- Market Reforms & Adult Child/Age-26 Coverage
- Preventive Care & Value-Based Design
- Quality Improvement & Delivery Reform
- Essential Benefits
- Tax & Revenue Issues
- Grandfathered Plans
- Claims and Appeals
- Summary of Benefits & Coverage
- Informational Reporting/W2
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- State Innovation
- Medical Loss Ratio & Mini-Med Plans
- Automatic Enrollment
- Wellness Programs
- Accountable Care Organizations
- Non-Discrimination
Consumer-Directed Plans (HSAs/FSAs/HRAs)
Health Information Technology & HIPAA Privacy
Retirement
Defined Contribution/ 401(k) Plan Reform
- Automatic Enrollment
- Investments
- Plan fees
- Taxation of Retirement Plans/Limits
- Funding Reform
- PBGC Deficit & Premiums
- Business Conduct Standards
Retirement Plan Administration
Other Issues
Tax Reform, Deficit Reduction & Federal Budget
- FACTA Issues
- FBAR Issues
- Puerto Rico Plans
- Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
- Code Section 409(A), 457(A), 162(m) issues
- Say-on-Pay
