H.R. 1605 · 115th Congress
Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017
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Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017
What it does: CRS summary · 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.Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017
Latest action (Mar 24, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 17, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.