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HR 7207 118th Congress House Health

Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024

Introduced: February 1, 2024 Introduced by: Palmer, Gary J. Republican · Alabama See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 2, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 1, 2024
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 1, 2024
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Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024

This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from including the development of anti-racism plans (i.e., plans to address systemic racism in health care) as a qualifying clinical practice improvement activity under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), as described in a November 2021 rule. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health care professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 1, 2024
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 1, 2024
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 1, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7207: Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7207/
MLA
"H.R. 7207: Preventing Racism in Medicare Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7207/.
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H.R. 7207, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7207/.
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