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S. 1009

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Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009
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Committee
Latest Action · May 7, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
May 7, 2009
Cosponsors (1)
1D 0R
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Medicare Care Transitions Program Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Care Transitions Program under which outcomes-based payments are made to community-based transitional care (CTC) suppliers for: (1) furnishing care transition services to an individual after discharge from inpatient care; (2) improving quality of care; and (3) reducing rehospitalization rates.

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