SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2013 SESSION

  • | print version

HJ 687 Health care; Joint Commission on Health Care to study factors affecting costs.

Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Study; health care costs; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study the factors affecting health care costs. The Commission shall (i) study and report on promising policies, practices, and initiatives expected to help control health care costs while maintaining quality of care; (ii) identify factors considered to be the primary contributors to the increase of health care costs; (iii) review approaches undertaken in other states and countries to control health care costs; and (iv) examine the likely impact of federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on the cost of health care.


FULL TEXT

HISTORY