Sec. 408. Extending and expanding demonstration projects
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Section 1139A(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a(d)) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by striking 2009 through 2013, the Secretary shall award not more than 10 grants and inserting 2015 through 2019, the Secretary shall award not fewer than 10 grants, ; and by inserting (including oral care) after health care ; in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: examine and address barriers to effective delivery of perinatal care and its impact on birth outcomes and subsequent pregnancies and children’s health; implement and expand pediatric and perinatal learning and quality improvement collaboratives on the quality of children’s and pregnant women’s health care, including improving patient outcomes, reducing health costs, and addressing health disparities; encourage and evaluate the use at the State level of payment reform and related policy proposals for purposes of promoting higher quality of care for children, including the shared savings program established under section 1899 and other methods of encouraging integrated care models; or with respect to the model electronic health record format for children developed and disseminated under subsection (f)— assess the extent to which the format has been incorporated into widely used electronic health record formats; implement standards and activities that result in increased use of such format; and evaluate the impact of the increased use of such format. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: with respect to grants awarded for projects described in paragraph (1)(F)— give priority to collaboratives that would demonstrate substantial impacts on the pediatric population by— affecting a large percentage of such population or by substantially improving outcomes in a smaller population; reducing the cost of, and other barriers to access to, health care for children, including children with medically complex illnesses or chronic conditions; having a high likelihood to reduce disparities in health status; or potentially having long-term health impacts by addressing childhood precursors to adult conditions; and encourage coordination with other sources of funding in the expansion of pediatric learning collaboratives, including by coordinating care and utilizing community health workers (as defined in section 399V(k) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–11(k) )). ; and in paragraph (4)— by inserting For each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013, before $20,000,000 ; and by adding at the end the following new sentence:
For each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, $25,000,000 of the amount appropriated under subsection
(i)for a fiscal year shall be used to carry out this subsection. . Section 1139A(e)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–9a(e)(8)) is amended by inserting , and for the period of fiscal years 2015 through 2019, $25,000,000 after 2014 .
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- 42 USC 1320b–9a(d)
- 42 USC 280g–11(k)
- 42 USC 1320b–9a(e)(8)
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Sec. 408
Extending and expanding demonstration projects
Cite42 USC 1320b–9a(d)
Cite42 USC 280g–11(k)
Cite42 USC 1320b–9a(e)(8)
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