CMS - MMA §646: Medicare Health Care Quality Demonstration Program

Section 646 of the Medicare Modernization Act directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a 5-year program of demonstration projects to encourage improvements in quality.
Fact Sheet (.pdf 23 KB)

Resources and reference materials
The following information is being made available to organizations and individuals interested in learning more about the MMA 646 demonstration program. Click on the links to download or view the materials.
Conference Proceedings (.pdf 46kb) "Transforming Health Systems Through Leadership, Design and Incentives", October 18-19, 2004
Environmental Scan (.pdf 835 kb) Leading Practices in System Redesign", Draft, December 18, 2004.
Legislation (.pdf 50 kb) The text of the MMA §646 (Pub. L. 108-173) and the report of the conference committee (H. Rpt. 108-391) that accompanied the Medicare Modernization Act