§299b–2 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Collect a national survey and data that show how Americans use and pay for health care, and, starting in fiscal year 2001, how good that care is. The Director must also build databases and simple tools that give States information about access, use, and quality of care for their residents. The survey must cover the general public, rural residents, and the populations named in section 299(c). Starting in fiscal year 2001, the survey must find factors that affect health and functioning, help study links between quality, outcomes, access, use, and cost, track changes over time, and measure effects of Federal and State policy changes. It must report on quality and patient results for common conditions and give reliable national numbers for children and people with special health needs using survey supplements or expansions. Beginning in fiscal year 2003, the Secretary must send Congress a yearly report on national health care quality trends.

Title 42, §299b–2

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(a)The Director shall—

(1)conduct a survey to collect data on a nationally representative sample of the population on the cost, use and, for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years, quality of health care, including the types of health care services Americans use, their access to health care services, frequency of use, how much is paid for the services used, the source of those payments, the types and costs of private health insurance, access, satisfaction, and quality of care for the general population including rural residents and also for populations identified in section 299(c) of this title; and

(2)develop databases and tools that provide information to States on the quality, access, and use of health care services provided to their residents.

(b)(1)Beginning in fiscal year 2001, the Director shall ensure that the survey conducted under subsection (a)(1) will—

(A)identify determinants of health outcomes and functional status, including the health care needs of populations identified in section 299(c) of this title, provide data to study the relationships between health care quality, outcomes, access, use, and cost, measure changes over time, and monitor the overall national impact of Federal and State policy changes on health care;

(B)provide information on the quality of care and patient outcomes for frequently occurring clinical conditions for a nationally representative sample of the population including rural residents; and

(C)provide reliable national estimates for children and persons with special health care needs through the use of supplements or periodic expansions of the survey.

(2)Beginning in fiscal year 2003, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall submit to Congress an annual report on national trends in the quality of health care provided to the American people.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification December 6, 1999, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “the date of the enactment of this title”, which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106–129, which amended this subchapter generally, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 299b–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 913, as added Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(a), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2193; amended Pub. L. 102–410, § 5(c)(2), (f)(1)(A), Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2097, 2098, related to development of guidelines and standards, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–129.

§299b–2 Information on quality and cost of care

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Title 42, §299b–2

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Prior Provisions

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