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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 1804 (Introduced in Senate) — To establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program. · Sec. 403

Sec. 403. Regional administration

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The Secretary shall establish and maintain regional offices to promote adequate access to, and efficient use of, tertiary care facilities, equipment, and services. Wherever possible, the Secretary shall incorporate regional offices of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for this purpose. In each such regional office there shall be— one regional director appointed by the Secretary; for each State in the region, a deputy director; and one deputy director to represent the Native American and Alaska Native tribes in the region.
Regional offices shall be responsible for— providing an annual State health care needs assessment report to the Secretary, after a thorough examination of health needs, in consultation with public health officials, clinicians, patients, and patient advocates; recommending changes in provider reimbursement or payment for delivery of health services in the States within the region; and establishing a quality assurance mechanism in the State in order to minimize both under-utilization and over-utilization and to ensure that all providers meet high quality standards.
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