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HR 986 113th Congress House

Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013

Official 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 re… Show full official titleShow less

Official 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.

Introduced: March 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Health care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and funding
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Mar 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2013
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 6, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 2
Black, Diane
· Jul 31, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 20, 2013
Loebsack, David
· Apr 9, 2013
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Mar 20, 2013
Fortenberry, Jeff
· Mar 19, 2013
Braley, Bruce
· Mar 6, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Mar 6, 2013
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 986: Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-986/
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"H.R. 986: Rural Health Clinic Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-986/.
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H.R. 986, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-986/.
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