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HR 1790 113th Congress House

Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certifi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center.

Introduced: April 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Allied health servicesComputers and information technologyHealth information and medical recordsMedicaid
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May 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 26, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E574)
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center that is led by a physician assistant or in a federally qualified health center.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Loebsack, David
· Jul 9, 2013
LATHAM, TOM
· Jun 6, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 7, 2013
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 26, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1790: Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1790/
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"H.R. 1790: Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1790/.
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H.R. 1790, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1790/.
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