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H.R. 5507: Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014

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H.R. 5507: Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-09-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-09-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014

Plain summary

Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to contract with the Institute of Medicine to study: (1) health disparities; (2) existing programs and policies intended to reduce disparities; and (3) priorities for, and expansion of, programs targeting disparities. Requires the Secretary to develop guidelines for entities to develop and implement programs to reduce health disparities. Directs the Secretary to incorporate these guidelines into HHS activities. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for programs to reduce health disparities. Requires the Innovation Center of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to test a payment and service delivery model that includes incentives for reducing health disparities.

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Official text

Reducing Disparities Using Care Models and Education Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5507 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113