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H.R. 6576 117th Congress House

SURS Extension Act

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Quality Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program.

Introduced: February 2, 2022 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth personnelMedicare
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Feb 3, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2022
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.
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2022 or the SURS Extension Act

This bill reauthorizes funds through FY2027 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with specified entities (e.g., quality improvement organizations) to provide technical assistance regarding the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models under Medicare, specifically for health professionals in practices with 15 or fewer professionals. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3557 Identical bill SURS Extension Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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All 2 Republican 1
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Fallon, Pat
Texas · Feb 18, 2022
Burgess, Michael
· Feb 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6576: SURS Extension Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6576/
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"H.R. 6576: SURS Extension Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6576/.
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H.R. 6576, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6576/.
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