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| Long title | An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance and encouragement for the establishment and expansion of health maintenance organizations, and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | Commission on Quality Health Care Act |
| Enacted by | the 93rd United States Congress |
| Effective | December 29, 1973 |
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| Public law | 93-222 |
| Statutes at Large | 87 Stat. 914 |
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| Acts amended | Public Health Service Act of 1944 |
| Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. ch. 6A § 300e et seq. |
| Legislative history | |
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| Major amendments | |
| Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1976, P.L. 94-460, 90 Stat. 1945[1] Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1978, P.L. 95-559, 92 Stat. 2131 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, P.L. 97-35, 95 Stat. 357 Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1988, P.L. 100-517, 102 Stat. 2578 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), P.L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 | |
The Health Maintenance Organization Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-222 codified as 42 U.S.C. §300e) is a United States statute enacted on December 29, 1973. The Health Maintenance Organization Act, informally known as the federal HMO Act, is a federal law that provides for a trial federal program to promote and encourage the development of health maintenance organizations (HMOs). The federal HMO Act amended the Public Health Service Act, which Congress passed in 1944. The principal sponsor of the federal HMO Act was Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (MA).
- ^ L. R. Gruber; Shadle, M.; Polich, C. L. (1988). "From movement to industry: the growth of HMOs". Health Affairs. 7 (3): 197–208. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.7.3.197. PMID 3215617.