H.R. 986: Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced:
Mar 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL18]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on March 6, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Mar 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Mar 06, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

3% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
11 cosponsors (7R, 4D) (show)
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

↪ Health

House Ways and Means

↪ Health

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Full Title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure the eligibility of eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives under Medicare, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Mar 06, 2013.
4 pages

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3/6/2013--Introduced.
Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicare:
(1) electronic health record (EHR) incentives to eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics, and
(2) electronic prescribing (eRx) and quality reporting incentives to such clinics.
Revises requirements for incentive payments to such professionals who are meaningful EHR users or who submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) satisfactory quality data reports.
Directs the Secretary to reduce the applicable incentive payments that would otherwise be determined by a budget-neutral amount calculated according to a specified formula to ensure that estimated aggregate payments are not increased as a result of this Act.

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