Support Grows for Baldwin’s Bipartisan Medicare Data Legislation
Over 30 state and national organizations urge Congress to pass Baldwin bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, 37 organizations representing patients, providers, insurers, employers and researchers called on Congress to quickly pass U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s (D-WI) Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act, which would increase the transparency of healthcare costs in Medicare—helping doctors, health systems, private insurers and research institutions provide more efficient, higher quality healthcare and better patient outcomes. Baldwin introduced the legislation with South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune on Monday.
“Medicare is the single largest payer of healthcare services in the country, spending over $600 billion each year. But we know very little about what we are paying for,” said Baldwin. “The Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act provides access to that data and puts it into the hands of those who can best use it, helping doctors make more informed decisions and improving how we deliver healthcare. I’m proud to see such broad support for this commonsense, bipartisan legislation.”
Led by the Council for Affordable Health Coverage, Clear Choices and National Coalition on Health Care the letter to Congressional leadership includes endorsements from:
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AARP American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Nursing American Association of Birth Centers ASC Association athena health CalPERS Center for Improving Value in Health Care Common Table Health Alliance Council for Affordable Health Coverage Greater Detroit Area Health Council HealthBridge Health Collaborative HealthInsight Health IT Now Insurance, Benefits & Advisors, LLC Maine Health Management Coalition Marshfield Clinic Health System |
Midwest Business Group on Health MN Community Measurement National Association of Manufacturers National Coalition on Health Care National Consumers League National Retail Federation National Physicians Alliance Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation Pacific Business Group on Health Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative St. Louis Area Business Health Coalition ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value Virginia Health Information Washington Health Alliance Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality Wisconsin Health Information Organization Wisconsin Hospital Association Wisconsin Medical Society |
More information on the Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act can be found here.
