AB 2967 - Health Care Cost and Quality Transparency

Author - Sally Lieber (D-Mountain View)

CHI Position - Watch

Summary - The bill would create the California Health Care Cost and Quality Transparency Committee in the Health and Human Services Agency, with specified powers and duties, including the development of a health care cost and quality transparency plan, which would include various strategies to improve medical data collection and reporting practices.  The bill would require the Secretary of California Health and Human Services and the committee to undertake duties specified in the bill, including implementing various strategies to improve health care quality, and related performance measures.

Status - Passed Assembly Health Committee on 04/08/08.  Currently on the Suspense File in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
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