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Guest Article
(From the August 28, 2006 issue of Deloitte's Washington Bulletin, a periodic update of legal and regulatory developments relating to Employee Benefits.)
President Bush has been a steady advocate of consumer access to health care information on prices and quality. On August 22, 2006, he signed an Executive Order that will require the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, the Medicare program, Indian Health Service programs, the TRICARE program for the Department of Defense and other uniformed services, and the health care program operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs to take certain steps to increase health pricing and quality transparency, to enhance health information technology interoperability, and promote "quality and efficiency of care" through consumer-directed health insurance products.
Overview
According to a White House press release, these initiatives will:
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Additional information about the Executive Order is available on the White House's Web site, at www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060822-4.html.
Effective Date
The Executive Order requires compliance with its provisions by January 1, 2007. Medicare has an early start on compliance, already having made available the costs it pays for 30 common elective procedures and other hospital admissions. Executive Orders remain in effect until revoked by a sitting president.
The information in this Washington Bulletin is general in nature only and not intended to provide advice or guidance for specific situations.
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