Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 17, 2017)
Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include workforce development as a type of clinical practice improvement activity for purposes of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). (MIPS adjusts Medicare payments to providers based on performance measures related to quality, cost, utilization of electronic health records, and clinical practice improvement activities.)
The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022 support provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the development, operation, expansion, and improvement of primary care training programs.
HHS must award grants to nonprofit organizations to increase research on physician assistant education.What just happenedMar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 17, 2017
- Mar 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 24, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Mar 17, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Mar 17, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 17, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Mar 17, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House