US Congress House Bill 1409 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)
Status: Introduced on April 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-07-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 - Exempts health care professionals, including individuals and entities, from federal and state antitrust laws in connection with negotiations with a health plan regarding contract terms under which the professionals provide health care items or services for which plan benefits are provided. Declares that this Act: (1) applies only to health care professionals excluded from the National Labor Relations Act; and (2) does not apply to such negotiations relating to Medicare or Medicaid programs, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP), medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services, veterans' medical care, the federal employees health benefits program, or the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Steve Southerland [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
2011-04-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2011-04-07	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E661)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1409/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1409/BILLS-112hr1409ih.pdf