H.R. 1604 · 115th Congress
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Karen Bass
- Introduced
- 2017-03-17
- Latest action
- 2017-03-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or federally qualified health center.