New Federal Bureaucracies Created in House Health Care Bill
The Healthcare Bill H.R. 3962 creates one-hundred and eleven new government bureaucracies!
- Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61)
- Grant program for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62)
- Grant program for State health access programs (Section 114, p. 72)
- Program of administrative simplification (Section 115, p. 76)
- Health Benefits Advisory Committee (Section 223, p. 111)
- Health Choices Administration (Section 241, p. 131)
- Qualified Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman (Section 244, p. 138)
- Health Insurance Exchange (Section 201, p.. 155)
- Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage (Section 305(h), p. 191)
- Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner (Section 306(b), p. 194)
- Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund (Section 307, p. 195)
- State-based Health Insurance Exchanges (Section 308, p. 197)
- Grant program for health insurance cooperatives (Section 310, p. 206)
- “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 321, p. 211)
- Ombudsman for “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 321(d), p. 213)
- Account for receipts and disbursements for “Public Health Insurance Option” (Section 322(b), p. 215)
- Tele-health Advisory Committee (Section 1191 (b), p. 589)
- Demonstration program providing reimbursement for “culturally and linguistically appropriate services” (Section 1222, p. 617)
- Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids (Section 1236, p. 648)
- Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare (Section 1301, p. 653)
- Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302, p. 672)
- Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302(d), p. 681)
- Independence at home demonstration program (Section 1312, p. 718)
- Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research (Section 1401(a), p. 734)
- Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission (Section 1401(a), p. 738)
- Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p. 753)
- Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1412(b)(1), p. 784)
- Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities (Section 1412 (b)(2), p. 786)
- Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities (Section 1413(a)(3), p. 796)
- Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section 1413(b)(3), p. 804)
- National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (Section 1422, p. 859)
- Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME (Section 1502(d), p. 933)
- Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers (Section 1635, p. 978)
- Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange (Section 1647, p. 1000)
- Medical home pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1722, p. 1058)
- Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1730A, p. 1073)
- Nursing facility supplemental payment program (Section 1745, p. 1106)
- Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases (Section 1787, p.. 1149)
- Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund (Section 1802, p. 1162)
- “Identifiable office or program” within CMS to “provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles” (Section 1905, p. 1191)
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 1907, p. 1198)
- Public Health Investment Fund (Section 2002, p. 1214)
- Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas (Section 2211, p. 1224)
- Program for training medical residents in community-based settings (Section 2214, p. 1236)
- Grant program for training in dentistry programs (Section 2215, p. 1240)
- Public Health Workforce Corps (Section 2231, p. 1253)
- Public health workforce scholarship program (Section 2231, p. 1254)
- Public health workforce loan forgiveness program (Section 2231, p. 1258)
- Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care (Section 2252, p. 1272)
- Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment (Section 2261, p. 1275)
- Prevention and Wellness Trust (Section 2301, p. 1286)
- Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1295)
- Community Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1301)
- Grant program for community prevention and wellness research (Section 2301, p. 1305)
- Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives (Section 2301, p. 1305)
- Grant program for community prevention and wellness services (Section 2301, p. 1308)
- Grant program for public health infrastructure (Section 2301, p. 1313)
- Center for Quality Improvement (Section 2401, p. 1322)
- Assistant Secretary for Health Information (Section 2402, p. 1330)
- Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics (Section 2511, p. 1352)
- Grant program for nurse-managed health centers (Section 2512, p. 1361)
- Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training (Section 2521, p. 1372)
- Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training (Section 2522, p. 1382)
- “No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza” demonstration grant program (Section 2524, p. 1391)
- Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy (Section 2526, p. 1398)
- Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism (Section 2527(a), p. 1402)
- University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education (Section 2527(b), p. 1410)
- Grant program to implement medication therapy management services (Section 2528, p. 1412)
- Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities (Section 2530, p. 1422)
- Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws (Section 2531, p. 1431)
- Grant program to develop infant mortality programs (Section 2532, p. 1433)
- Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions (Section 2533, p. 1437)
- Grant program for community-based collaborative care (Section 2534, p. 1440)
- Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention (Section 2535, p. 1457)
- Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools (Section 2536, p. 1462)
- Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships (Section 2537, p. 1464)
- Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Section 2552, p. 1478)
- Council for Emergency Care (Section 2552, p 1479)
- Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems (Section 2553, p. 1480)
- Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge (Section 2554, p. 1487)
- Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 2562, p. 1494)
- National Medical Device Registry (Section 2571, p. 1501)
- CLASS Independence Fund (Section 2581, p. 1597)
- CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 2581, p. 1598)
- CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 2581, p. 1602)
- Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1610)
- National Women’s Health Information Center (Section 2588, p. 1611)
- Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1614)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Research (Section 2588, p. 1617)
- Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1618)
- Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health (Section 2588, p. 1621)
- Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 2589(a)(2), p. 1624)
- Grant program for national health workforce online training (Section 2591, p. 1629)
- Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs (Section 2591, p. 1632)
- Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals (Section 3101, p.. 1717)
- Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula (Section 3101, p. 1719)
- Program of Indian community education on mental illness (Section 3101, p. 1722)
- Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards (Section 3101, p. 1754)
- Office of Indian Men’s Health (Section 3101, p. 1765)
- Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory board (Section 3101, p. 1774)
- Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup (Section 3101, p. 1775)
- Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects (Section 3101, p. 1809)
- Urban youth treatment center demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1873)
- Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention (Section 3101, p. 1874)
- Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for health IT adoption (Section 3101, p. 1877)
- Mental health technician training program (Section 3101, p. 1898)
- Indian youth tele-mental health demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1909)
- Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators (Section 3101, p. 1925)
- Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse (Section 3101, p. 1927)
- Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1966)
- Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1968)