H.R. 5394 · 117th Congress
Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021
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Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 2021
Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that allows clinician-led clinical data registries to access Medicare claims data for purposes of research, quality of care measurement, and reporting. (Clinician-led clinical data registries are data repositories operated by clinician organizations and that collect information about particular diseases and related medical procedures and therapies.)
The new program must allow for various types of data queries, including provider, state, and nationwide claims data. Such data may be used for public reports about provider performance, specified nonpublic analyses (e.g., medical research), and fee-based data services. Registries must apply to the CMS for access. Additionally, registries and their authorized users must enter into data use agreements and are subject to monetary penalties for breaching such agreements.
The bill also allows for Medicare coverage of new and emerging items and services for purposes of evidence collection in relation to such items and services.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Meaningful Access to Federal Health Plan Claims Data Act of 2021
Latest action (Sep 29, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 28, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.