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HR 1605 115th Congress House Health Education programs funding Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Medical education Medical research Teaching, teachers, curricula

Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017

Introduced: March 17, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Mar 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2017
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, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now March 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Sep 6, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1605: Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1605/
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"H.R. 1605: Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1605/.
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H.R. 1605, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1605/.
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