House Resolution 6408: “Tax Relief & Health Care Act of 2006”

December 7, 2006 House Resolution 6408: "Tax Relief & Health Care Act of 2006" This legislation included a variety of sections that extended certain tax provisions for 2007 and changed technical details of legislation. Health care relevant topics include:Clarifications to the use and offering of health savings accounts   Implementation of Medicare quality improvement that includes physician payment rates and a 1.5% bonus in the latter half of 2007 for physicians that report on their adherence to a series of quality-of-care measures   Clarification of hospice satellite designations   Extension of the Transitional Medical Assistance and the abstinence education . . .