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S. 1557 · 113th CongressPublic Law 113-98Health

Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 became law 192 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties

Sponsored by Casey, Robert P., Jr. D-PA · 23 cosponsors: 17 Democrats, 6 Republicans
IntroducedSep 27, 2013
ReportedOct 30, 2013
Passed one chamberNov 12, 2013
Passed bothApr 1, 2014
LawApr 7, 2014
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 149 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend and reauthorize appropriations through FY2018 for payments to children's hospitals associated with operating approved graduate medical residency training programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) make available up to 25 percent of the total amounts in excess of specified appropriations for payments to certain hospitals with a Medicare payment agreement that are excluded from the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment system and whose inpatients are predominantly under 18 years of age; and (2) establish a quality bonus system for distribution of excess payments to such hospitals, which may include a focus on quality measurement and improvement, interpersonal and communications skills, delivering patient-centered care, and practicing in integrated health systems.

Context
Committees
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Policy area
Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
Sponsor
8 of 543 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
6, from enrolled bill to public law · 981 words
Subjects
Child healthEducation programs fundingHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and fundingMedical education +1 more
Latest action
Apr 7, 2014: Became Public Law No: 113-98.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]