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S.1165: Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced June 2, 2009
- Latest Major Action June 2, 2009
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to award grants for the development of health care purchasing cooperatives by two or more self-insured employers. Sets forth requirements for cooperatives, including that they: (1) are nonprofit, wholly owned, and democratically governed by their...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| June 2, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) |